See you in Washington, D.C. in 2012!
Washington, D.C. is a place brimming with a unique history. It has developed as a complex and layered city with multiple personalities. While elected and appointed officials come and go giving the city its reputation as a transient community, many of the city’s residents have called DC home for multiple generations. Their stories give DC its distinctive character as both a national and local city.
Visits to the Lincoln Memorial, the White House or the Smithsonian leave lifetime impressions, as do somber moments spent at the Arlington National Cemetery or the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Visitors can see the workings of the U.S. government by touring the country’s Capitol or heading to the White House visitor’s center.
The restaurant scene is eclectic enough to offer dining options for every preference and budget. Called “one of the most exciting restaurant cities on the East Coast” by Travel + Leisure Magazine, DC’s culinary distinctions include James Beard award-winning chefs, AAA Five Diamond ratings and restaurants included on Esquire’s list of the “Best New Restaurants in America.”
Downtown pulses with its own nightlife scene, drawing fashionable crowds to restaurants and lounges. However, there’s more to DC after dark than dinner, drinks and dancing. Theatre lovers will discover that there’s almost always something playing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Arena Stage and downtown venues like the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, the Warner Theatre and the National Theatre.
With some of the most eclectic and diverse neighborhoods, DC offers a gamut of shops for an array of appetites. From high-end boutiques and shopping malls to 24-hour bookstores and acclaimed farmer’s markets, whatever DC visitors crave can be found in this thriving, historic metropolis.
