Washington DC

It's one of the world's most powerful capitals, with fabulous museums, historic sites, culture, dining, shopping, and nightlife. Yet for all its high octane - and in recent years, political rancor approaching violent - on a human level DC still manages to exude a charming small-city (sometimes even small-town) feel. A travel must!

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Skyfall, skullduggery, and Mata Hari at DC´s International Spy Museum

Recently I traveled back to my old stomping grounds in Washington DC to attend an event and decided to check out one of the very few tourist attractions I hadn’t already been to (hey, I went to college here, and have been back quite a few times since). And I have to say, International Spy Museum, founded in 2002, turned out to be probably the best infotainment attraction I can recall ever experiencing. read post

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Having a capital Christmas in DC

tomwachsThe capital of the United States may not be among the first places you´d imagine when looking to travel for Christmas. But it, too, is decked out in twinkling lights and holiday finery, combined with its amazing cultural richness, seasonal events, and human scale (no skyscrapers here!). Despite the sometimes toxic politics taking place here, DC is actually a very cosy, welcoming city - and a great place to spend the holidays.read post

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DC cited in 'Using Astrology to Plan Travel this Holiday Season'

fshok.com Still vibrant and popular today, the five-thousand-year-old art of astrology can identify, say, business and romantic opportunities or challenges. And those celestial bodies slinking about the stars can also help pinpoint optimal times and places for travel. And since destinations have their own astro-charts -- which interact with yours -- astrology can even serve as a kind of spiritual travel agent. It can tell you, for example, about places likely to be harmonious or challenging…

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DC's Planet Word, where words rule the universe

I’m a travel writer. Words are what I do. My stories may not always sing, but I usually can put one word in front of another succinctly enough to craft a quasi-well-written article. But when I heard about the newly opened Planet Word several blocks northeast of the White House in Washington DC, I was so excited, I had no words. But I knew I couldn’t get there fast enough to see all the magical ways in which words – the entire focus of the museum “where language comes to life” – can be employed…

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Max Pesling September 11, 2025 at 5:03pm

Another article on DC´s tanking tourism sector, this one focusing on MICE and event planning https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/15/washington-dc-tou...
Dave Acton September 8, 2025 at 10:01am

DC actually has a pretty good gay scene, and this write-up from last year summarizes it well: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-laXKUyDJ80Zc-Washington_dc_lgb...

A queer traveler’s guide to Washington, D.C. - Tripadvisor

From the best place to stay to bars where you’re sure to make a few friends, here's our guide to Washington, D.C., for LGBTQ+ travelers.
Maria de los Angeles September 7, 2025 at 6:02pm

Until eight months ago, I lived in DC for a number of years and loved its sights, cultural offerings, and general vibe. But the fascist régime´s National Guard invasion on August 11 - complete with heavily armed troops intimidating the locals even in places like posh, peaceful Georgetown, has put a pall on all that - and as the Washington Post recently described, has been driving visitors away. And who could be surprised? It´s a tragedy and a disgrace https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dc-tourism-was-already-struggling...
Dave Acton December 12, 2024 at 11:22pm

I don´t know about "oft overlooked," but I do agree with the Times about DC being one of the USA´s "most beguiling" cities! https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/north-america-travel/u...

This is one of America’s most beguiling (and oft overlooked) cities

Art, markets and fine dining await alongside politics and historic neighbourhoods in Washington — and it’s a direct flight from London too
Helen Brown September 28, 2023 at 9:47am

Check out Travel+Leisure´s updated, ¨highly curated¨ guide to DC (the Union Market in particular is a great choice): https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/washington-dc
Jordan Simon August 23, 2023 at 1:15pm

Adding to what José commented below, TripAdvisor recently took a look at seven top examples of ¨world cuisine¨spots (Azeri, eh?): https://www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lkjJBlW3B5Lo-Washington_dc_glo...
José Balido June 5, 2023 at 11:43am

When I was a student at Georgetown University and on all my subsequent visits to DC I loved trying all the different ethnic restaurants in a city full of embassies and immigrants. And this piece about the recent DC food festival New Kitchens on the Block included several interesting-sounding newbies - perhaps the most intriguing being "Thai-Italian fusion" lol: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/05/22/new-kitchens-o...
Barbara Necker May 8, 2023 at 3:26pm

DC is of course one of the USA's best museum cities - enough to keep you coming back for at least a second and even third visit.And just yesterday the website ThePointsGuy.com - which covers a lot more these days than just airline mileage progams - highlighted five lesser known ones (and of these, I've been to two - one of which, the Spy Museum, I see has been covered here on Tripatini - and re the other three am taking note for my next visit!): https://thepointsguy.com/guide/5-best-museums-in-dc-you-havent-hear...

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David Paul Appell April 21, 2022 at 1:37pm

I went to college in DC many years ago, and have been back a number of times since, but lately it's been quite a while. So just this week I was interested to catch this very recently in the Huffington Post. I'll be going back in exactly one month, so am taking note! https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mistakes-tourists-washington-dc_l_62...

17 Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting Washington, D.C.

If you're planning to visit our nation's capital, don't make these errors.
Darryl Musick October 14, 2015 at 6:01pm

The latest edition of our Fields of Dreams...accessible stadium reviews at The World on Wheels...is debuting today. It's Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

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An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…