Washington DC Pocket Guide

Looking for a short, cheap trip?

I had just a little vacation time to use, and DC was perfect. There's so much you can do for free, and if you've never been there's tons of history you can literally walk over as you stroll through the city. Great public transportation, amazing museums, art, food and atmosphere. You can turn it into an affordable (and fascinating) little getaway.

Insider Tip:Try Pitango in downtown DC. Fantastic gelato and coffee. Google it and marvel over their menu. And don't pass up DC's theater scene. I visited the Shakespeare Theater Company and Woolly Mammoth Theater while there.

A Flying Visit

This was a side trip to our New York stay, we did a lot of the standard tourist things and found them all easy to get to and accessible. Highlight (amongst many) was a visit to Arlington. We were there at the height of the "fiscal cliff" crisis and found the city to be quite mellow and laid back, not unlike our own Capital city, Canberra.

Insider Tip:Do a night time tour if you can - we visited the Lincoln memorial at night after going there in the day and found an extra dimension to Lincoln's brooding presence.

Washington DC review

Clean organized city. much tidier compare to most of other cities on both east coast and west coast. Transport is convinient, bus, train are always running on time. Pile of museums for you to visit and food is good too.

Insider Tip:Spend more than 3 days here will be better, at least that is what I will do. National achieve building,capitol,national art gallery(west building) is definitely recommended. I heard the pancake in Georgetown is excellent.

Fascinating and welcoming city

So much to explore you'll lose track of time! Personally, I'm a walker, I love to explore on my feet and come across things by accident - DC is perfect for the former (there's many buses if you're less of a strolling fan) but not so for the latter, mainly because there is so much to see you need to plan your time here - not that its to its detriment; grab a map and plan your route around all the historical landmarks and museums, and you will likely come across some interesting additions

Insider Tip:Set aside at least a few days to explore the wonders of the Smithsonian. Just incredible. Visit the Lincoln monument towards sunset, an amazing view towards the Washington monument

Good stay

great location, a few blocks from the white house. lost a jumper here which the staff were quite uninterested to help me find on the cameras they have. kitchen was good. lots of utencils and good food storage systems. good breakfast aswell. very friendly morning staff.