Where to eat, what to do, and where DC locals actually go this weekend — starting in Shaw and Georgetown.
NeighborhoodsA Capitol Hill local's honest walk through Georgetown's canal, campus, gardens, and waterfront, past the shopping bags and the ghost stories, to what actually makes the neighborhood worth a full day.
NeighborhoodsM Street gets the crowds, the canal gets the couples, and Wisconsin Avenue north of the fray gets the people who just want a good pour without a wait: a block-by-block guide to the best bars in Georgetown.
NeighborhoodsGeorgetown is the tourist quarter with no Metro stop and an old-money zip code, and it is still worth a full day on foot if you skip the chain storefronts and walk toward the water.
Things to DoA Ward-by-ward local's honest map of where to point the car when the District itself isn't enough for one Saturday.
Things to DoCherry blossoms pull the tourists to the Tidal Basin, but the real DC spring runs through Eastern Market, the Meridian Hill drum circle, and Nationals Park opening day.
Things to DoEast of the river, up the C&O towpath, or three blocks from your Columbia Heights apartment: DC's best parks were built by people who actually live here, not by people planning a motorcade route.
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