Many want to try visiting and climbing the Washington Monument. Standing tall through the skyline of Washington, DC, it gives the best views of DC with a 360-view. Created as a structure to honor George Washington, the Washington Monument has been an iconic landmark rich in American history since it was first opened to the…
DC has some beautiful saucer magnolias, which bloom usually about a week before cherry blossom peak bloom at the Tidal Basin. As someone who loves flowers and has lived in DC for over 17 years, I love when they are in bloom, and know where to see saucer magnolias in DC. They are one of…
I’ve lived in DC since 2007, and every year with the blooming of the cherry blossoms in DC, it’s a fight between the two sides of my personality: the side that gets true joy out of flowers, and the side who hates crowds. When people think of cherry blossoms in DC, they think of the…
Between the tourists, college students, government workers, and lobbyists, DC can get very crowded and noisy. The good news is that DC has the most public park space of any major city in the US, with 24% of public land used for 683 parks and green spaces. And while many of these spaces are outside…
With so many art museums in DC, narrowing down to the ones most worth visiting can seem overwhelming. As an art lover who has lived in DC for 12 years, I know that there’s a lot to see! Fortunately for you, we’ve done the research, visited the galleries, and put together a five-day itinerary that…
The land that the monuments in Washington sit on was, at one time, in the middle of the Potomac River. Transforming tidal flats and marshland into some of the best known landmarks in the world was an engineering feat that some have compared to better known projects such as the Statue of Liberty. Born out…