Walking Washington, D.C. : 30 treks to the newly revitalized capital's cultural icons, natural spectacles, urban treasures, and hidden gems / Barbara J. Saffir.
Publisher:
Wilderness Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
viii, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 x 18 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 229) and index.
Contents:
Friendship Heights: baubles and boundaries -- Forest Hills to Tenleytown: take me higher -- National Zoo to National Cathedral: homes sweet homes -- Foxhall and beyond: the high life, higher ed, and u-boats -- Georgetown North: silver spoons and spies -- Georgetown Southwest: covert cupcakes -- Georgetown Southeast: legends and gardens -- Embassy Row: from Siberia to the Seine -- Adams Morgan: still rocking DC -- U Street: music and mirth -- Sixteenth Street, NW: from down under to heaven -- Dupont Circle: oldies and goodies -- Potomac River panorama and Watergates -- National Mall west: war and peace -- White House: powerful, plush, and artsy neighbors -- Downtown: news junkies west: scandals and scribes -- Penn Quarter-Chinatown: a cultural buffet -- Downtown: news junkies east: feds, freedom, and the press -- Tidal Basin cherries: spectacular flower power -- Columbia Island: lbj and cherry views -- Southwest waterfront: pardon the dust -- National Mall east: museum mania -- Capitol Hill: leaders, laws, landmarks and a Dinosaur -- NoMa and Union Market: old meets new -- H Street, NE: eat, drink, dance, and ride the trolley -- Eastern Market to barracks row: history and hottie sandwich -- Navy Yard: baseball and riverfront escapades -- Kenilworth: jaw-dropping, giant pink lotuses -- National Arboretum: flower fireworks and Capitol columns -- Ward 5: Lincoln's Cottage to showy shrines.
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