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Having lived in Washington, DC for the past 18 years, Valerie has a lot of thoughts about the best things to do, eat, and know around the city. She loves doing deep dives into the interesting things she finds, and sharing with the world. You'll often find her dog, Lil Mikey, along for the ride.
Great Falls, located along the Potomac River just outside Washington DC, is an awesome series of waterfall divided between two states: Virginia and Maryland. Each side offers a different experience, with unique views, activities, and history. But they have a lot in common: But how do Great Falls Park in Virginia and Great Falls Tavern…
Art All Night is a free celebration of DC’s performing and visual arts. Started in 2011 in Shaw and now a city-wide festival across all 8 wards, different neighborhood associations organize activations at local businesses and community spaces. Every year and every neighborhood is different, but include live music, art demonstrations, unique art installations, dance…
I want to go to the DC Bus Roadeo. That’s right: BUS RODEO! I found out about this six months ago, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. WMATA (the DC area’s public transportation agency) holds their bus roadeo every year, and it’s supposedly open to the public based on…
When Reddit user twoninehigh was locked down in 2020, it seems that they spent their time coming up with this amazing alternative metro map for the Washington, DC region. By adding 3 new lines (teal line, pink line, and gold line), extending all existing lines, and rerouting some, they created a vision of what the…
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Visit Williamsburg. All opinions are my genuine thoughts so you can have a fun trip. Many people living in Washington, DC get around through public transportation and do not need a car. I had lived in DC for 8 years before buying a car, and one…
As spring unfolds in Washington, DC, there’s one thing on everyone’s minds: cherry blossoms peak bloom. Signaling the onset of spring, the pale pink and white blossoms of these trees engulph the Tidal Basin in delicate clouds of color. Each year, over 1.5 million people come to enjoy the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin….