Download or read book Very Washington DC written by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel guide with character, this fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, charm, and culture of our nation's capital city. In eye-catching watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler captures the allure that makes Washington DC one of the most visited destinations in the country. In addition to the national landmarks, stirring memorials, and vibrant neighborhoods, there's the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Twilight Tattoo (a military pageant featuring the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the U.S. Army Drill Team), colorful row houses, famous hotels and restaurants, and more museums than you'll be able to visit in just one trip. Gessler covers the city's most popular attractions but also heads off the beaten path to share hidden gems, like the quirky Albert Einstein Memorial and Eastern Market, where you can dine on bluebucks and browse for flea market finds. Also included are an index of sites and a useful appendix of addresses, Web sites, Metro stops, and phone numbers. Very Washington DC is a picture-perfect guidebook—a one-of-a-kind memento for tourists and a cherished reminder of the city's riches for those who have always lived in America's hometown.
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington D C written by Joe Surkiewicz and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This candid, value-conscious guide to D.C. gives you the inside story on where to catch the U.S. government at work, complete information on Washington's cultural and historic sights, and much more. It includes an invaluable rating system to help find the top hotels and restaurants and advice on how to get around quickly and easily.
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington D C written by Eve Zibart and published by Unofficial Guides. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to hotels and attractions in Washington, D.C.
Download or read book Lost Washington D C written by John DeFerrari and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the popular blog “The Streets of Washington” shares new vignettes and reader favorites exploring the colorful history of America’s capitol. In Lost Washington, D.C., John DeFerrari investigates the bygone institutions and local haunts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Washington may seem eternal and unchanging with its grand avenues and stately monuments, but longtime locals and earlier generations knew a very different place. Discover the Washington of lavish window displays at Woodies, supper at the grand Raleigh Hotel and a Friday night game at Griffith Stadium. From the raucous age of burlesque at the Gayety Theater and the once bustling Center Market to the mystery of Suter's Tavern and the disappearance of the Key mansion in Georgetown, DeFerrari recalls the lost city of yesteryear.
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Top 10 Washington DC written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world’s bestselling pocket guides While it might be best known as the center of US political life, there's more to Washington, DC than the corridors of power – think historic monuments and compelling museums, lively neighborhoods and pretty parks. Make the most of your trip to America's iconic capital with DK Eyewitness Top 10. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Washington, DC has to offer and ensuring that you don’t miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about. Inside you’ll find: Up-to-date information following the COVID-19 outbreak, insider tips and advice for staying safe Top 10 lists of Washington, DC’s must-sees, including the White House, United States Capitol, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Gallery of Art Washington, DC’s most interesting areas, with the best places for sightseeing, food and drink, and shopping Themed lists, including the best historic homes and buildings, museums, green spaces, places of African American history, and much more Easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend, or a week A laminated pull-out map of Washington, DC, plus six full-color area maps DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 2002. Looking for more on Washington, DC’s culture, history and attractions? Try our DK Eyewitness Washington, DC.
Download or read book The Unoffical Guide to Washington D C written by Joe Surkiewicz and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1999-02-26 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World® "A Tourist's Best Friend!" —Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" —The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Washington, D.C. Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Information that's candid, critical, and totally objective Hotels reviewed and ranked for value and quality—plus secrets for getting the lowest possible rate More than 75 restaurants reviewed in detail and ranked A complete guide to Washington's cultural and historic sights—with helpful hints for making the most of your time The inside story on where you can watch your government at work Everything you need to know to get around quickly and easily—including complete details on the Metro Tips on exploring Washington's beautiful parks and gardens The best places to play golf and tennis, go boating, and work out Proven strategies for enjoying Washington with your kids Advice on how to plan and make the most of your business trip Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide® to Washington, D.C.—the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be. Find us online at www.frommers.com
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington D C written by Renee Sklarew and published by The Unofficial Guides. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honest and Outspoken Advice Helps Plan Your Next Trip Written by Washington, D.C.’s Renee Sklarew, this is the insider’s guide to Washington at its best with more than 50 restaurants and nearly 100 hotels reviewed and ranked for value and quality—plus secrets for getting the lowest rates. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of travel by unambiguously rating and ranking everything from attractions to rental car companies. The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C., digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. With an Unofficial Guide, you know what’s available in every category, from the best to the worst. Step-by-step detailed plans allow you to make the most of your time in Washington, D.C. There’s a reason why more than 6 million Unofficial Guides have sold: these books work! The guides have been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum.
Download or read book Carving Out the Commons written by Amanda Huron and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of the practice of “commoning” in urban housing and its necessity for challenging economic injustice in our rapidly gentrifying cities Provoked by mass evictions and the onset of gentrification in the 1970s, tenants in Washington, D.C., began forming cooperative organizations to collectively purchase and manage their apartment buildings. These tenants were creating a commons, taking a resource—housing—that had been used to extract profit from them and reshaping it as a resource that was collectively owned by them. In Carving Out the Commons, Amanda Huron theorizes the practice of urban “commoning” through a close investigation of the city’s limited-equity housing cooperatives. Drawing on feminist and anticapitalist perspectives, Huron asks whether a commons can work in a city where land and other resources are scarce and how strangers who may not share a past or future come together to create and maintain commonly held spaces in the midst of capitalism. Arguing against the romanticization of the commons, she instead positions the urban commons as a pragmatic practice. Through the practice of commoning, she contends, we can learn to build communities to challenge capitalism’s totalizing claims over life.
Download or read book DK Washington DC written by DK Travel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, DC delights at every turn. Wherever you go, there is a marvel of architecture to be discovered, a scenic view to be savored, or a world-famous museum to be enjoyed. And that's not to mention the lush green spaces and secret sanctuaries waiting to welcome weary travelers after a long day of sightseeing. Our updated guide brings Washington, DC to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the city's iconic buildings and neighborhoods. Whether you want to stroll beneath the cherry blossoms, visit the iconic domed Capitol, or tour the magnificent White House, DK Eyewitness Washington DC is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime. Inside DK Eyewitness Washington, you will find: - A fully-illustrated top experiences guide: our expert pick of Washington DC's must-sees and hidden gems - Accessible itineraries to make the most out of each and every day - Expert advice: honest recommendations for getting around safely, when to visit each sight, what to do before you visit, and how to save time and money - Color-coded chapters to every part of Washington DC, from Capitol Hill to Penn Quarter, The Mall to Georgetown - Practical tips: the best places to eat, drink, shop and stay in Washington DC - Detailed maps to help you navigate the region easily and confidently - Explore the culture of Washington DC: delve into Washington DC's iconic history, art, and architecture - Covers: Capitol Hill, The Mall, Penn Quarter, White House and Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, South of the Mall, Northwest, Beyond the Center, and Days Out From Washington DC Planning on touring the USA? Don't forget to check out DK Eyewitness USA for a complete comprehensive guide to the States, making the most of your trip and achieving the adventure of a lifetime. About DK Eyewitness: At DK Eyewitness, we believe in the power of discovery. We make it easy for you to explore your dream destinations. Filled with expert advice, striking photography and detailed illustrations, our highly visual DK Eyewitness guides will get you closer to your next adventure. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Named Top Guidebook Series at the 2020 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, we know that wherever you go next, your DK Eyewitness travel guides are the perfect companion.
Download or read book Living In Living Out written by Elizabeth Clark-Lewis and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This oral history portrays the lives of African American women who migrated from the rural South to work as domestic servants in Washington, DC in the early decades of the twentieth century. In Living In, Living Out Elizabeth Clark-Lewis narrates the personal experiences of eighty-one women who worked for wealthy white families. These women describe how they encountered—but never accepted—the master-servant relationship, and recount their struggles to change their status from “live in” servants to daily paid workers who “lived out.” With candor and passion, the women interviewed tell of leaving their families and adjusting to city life “up North,” of being placed as live-in servants, and of the frustrations and indignities they endured as domestics. By networking on the job, at churches, and at penny savers clubs, they found ways to transform their unending servitude into an employer-employee relationship—gaining a new independence that could only be experienced by living outside of their employers' homes. Clark-Lewis points out that their perseverance and courage not only improved their own lot but also transformed work life for succeeding generations of African American women. A series of in-depth vignettes about the later years of these women bears poignant witness to their efforts to carve out lives of fulfillment and dignity.
Download or read book Good Night Washington DC written by Adam Gamble and published by Good Night Books. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming and educational board book delights young readers in a tour around the magnificent city of Washington, DC. Children will be lulled into a peaceful night's sleep after visiting the capital's most treasured icons and landmarks, including the National Zoo, Library of Congress, the White House, National Mall, Washington Monument, Museum of National History, Air and Space Museum, Lincoln Memorial, and more.
Download or read book Walking Washington D C written by Barbara Saffir and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington D.C. is every American's home away from home. Since DC is a compact city with great public transportation, it's easy to explore both its high-profile side - its magnificent monuments, world-class museums, enthralling architecture, breathtaking vistas, and unique national parks - as well as its less famous persona - its cozy hideaways, ethnic eateries, bustling dance clubs, lively theaters, shopaholic hot spots, and more.Now it's a foodies' paradise enlivened with high-tech entrepreneurs and innovative buildings in entirely new and safer neighborhoods. Now, with Walking Washington D.C by local author Barbara J. Saffir, people can get to know the communities of D.C. Each walk tells the story of a neighborhood: a snapshot of some of its history and how it has transformed over the years. Readers will be pointed to distinctive architecture, landmark buildings, popular eateries, ethnic enclaves, art and performance spaces, and natural scenery. Maps and transportation directions make it easy to find your way. Whether you're looking for an afternoon stroll or a daylong outing, grab this book and start walking Washington D.C. After a few miles or a few days, you might fall in love.
Download or read book Dream City written by Harry S. Jaffe and published by Black Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.’s most respected journalists expose one of America’s most tragic ironies: how the nation’s capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia—congressional hearings, gangland murders, the establishment of home rule and the inside story of Marion Barry’s enigmatic dynasty and disgrace. Now their afterword narrates the District’s transformation in the last twenty years. New residents have helped bring developments, restaurants, and businesses to reviving neighborhoods. The authors cover the rise and fall of Mayors Adrian Fenty and Vince Gray, how new corruption charges are taking down politicians and businessmen, and how a fading Barry is still a player. The “city behind the monuments” remains flawed and polarized, but its revival is turning it into a distinct world capital—almost a dream city. Harry Jaffe has been a national editor at The Washingtonian magazine since 1990. He has received a number of awards for investigative journalism and feature writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He has taught journalism at Georgetown University and American University. His work has appeared in Esquire, Regardie's, Outside, Philadelphia Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and other newspapers. Jaffe was born and raised in Philadelphia and began his journalism career with the Rutland (Vermont) Herald. He is the co-author of Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. He lives in Clarke County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughters. Tom Sherwood is a reporter for NBC4 in Washington, specializing in politics and the District of Columbia government. Tom also is a commentator for WAMU 88.5 public radio and a columnist for the Current Newspapers. Tom has twice been honored as one of the Top 50 Journalists in Washington by Washingtonian magazine. He began his journalism career at The Atlanta Constitution and covered local and national politics for The Washington Post from 1979 to 1989. He is the co-author of Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C. A native of Atlanta, he currently resides in Washington, D.C. and has one son, Peyton.
Download or read book Top 10 Washington written by Ron Burke and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, D.C Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide. will lead you straight to the very best of the USA's capital city. Whether you're looking for places of politics and intrigue such as The White House and the Library of Congress or want to find the best restaurants, bars and nightspots in D.C., this guide is your perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 hotels for every budget to the Top 10 green spaces and excursions out of Washington, D.C., there's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid! The guide is divided by area, with sections on Georgetown, The White House & Foggy Bottom, the Penn Quarter, Capital Hill and The Mall & Federal Triangle - covering all Washington, D.C.'s highlights and packed with beautiful illustrations of the city's attractions. Plus, there's all the insider knowledge every visitor needs to explore every corner of Washington, D.C. effortlessly in the Washington, D.C Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide. and its FREE pull-out map. Washington, D.C Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.
Download or read book 48 Hours Washington DC written by Meredith Stanton and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenge: you have 48 hours in Washington, DC, our nation's capital, with history in every building and culture on every corner, and you've no time to research your visit. 48 Hours Washington, DC is your source for the perfect two days, a plan that spices visits to the main attractions with forays off the beaten path.
Download or read book Time Out Washington D C written by and published by Time Out Guides. This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many visitors, Washington DC means two things: Government and the Smithsonian Institute. But while these are certainly among the most important faces of the city, there's much more to the capital of the USA. There has never been a better time to visit this often-underrated destination: a new president has taken control of the helm, traditionally rundown parts of the city are being regenerated, and trendy upscale new hotels, restaurants and shops are wising up and moving in. The second edition of the Time Out Guide to Washington includes the low-down on what to see and do in town, from the most-visited areas such as the Monumental Centre to the quaint streets of Georgetown to the trendy districts of Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan.
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington D C written by Joe Surkiewicz and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2003-02-21 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World® "A Tourist’s Best Friend!" –Chicago Sun-Times "Indispensable" –The New York Times The Top 10 Ways The Unofficial Guide® to Washington, D.C. Can Help You Have the Perfect Trip: Information that’s candid, critical, and totally objective Hotels reviewed and ranked for value and quality–plus secrets for getting the lowest possible rate More than 95 restaurants and 20 nightclubs reviewed in detail and ranked A complete guide to Washington’s cultural and historic sights–with helpful hints for making the most of your time The inside story on where you can watch your government at work Everything you need to know to get around quickly and easily–including complete details on the Metro Tips on exploring Washington’s parks and gardens, plus the best places to play golf and tennis, go boating, and work out The best places to shop for souvenirs, bargains, eclectic imports, and haute couture Proven strategies for enjoying Washington with your kids Advice on how to plan and make the most of your business trip Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide® to Washington, D.C.–the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be.
