Founded around 1745 as a Maryland tobacco trading post, one of DC's most picturesque and historic neighborhoods may be pricey to live in but for visitors boasts a plethora of inexpensive and free things to see and do, starting with a tour of the elegant row houses along charming (occasionally cobblestone) streets. Highlights include the 224-year-old red-brick manse Dumbarton Oaks (pictured here), now home to a Harvard University-affiliated museum of Byzantine, medieval and Renaissance European, and pre-Columbian art of the Americas (there´s also a beautiful garden, to which tickets cost $15 but is free of charge from December through February); the Old Stone House (DC´s oldest structure, built circa 1766 and also free of charge to visit); the 75 "Exorcist Steps" made famous by the notorious 1973 William Friedkin/Linda Blair movie; the picturesque beginning of the 184-mile C&O Canal (free to stroll along and even take a walking tour of but $25 for a canal boat cruise, which in any case is currently on hiatus); and the campus of Georgetown University, founded in 1789. Furthermore, Georgetown has plenty of wallet-friendly eating options, especially along M Street.
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