Synopses & Reviews
NOW IN FULL COLOR! Plus a free full-color foldout map. - Our author, a longtime resident of Washington, D.C., gives you insider advice on how to see all the highlights, from the Mall to historic Georgetown. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; in-depth coverage of Cambridge; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and side trips to Alexandria, VA and Mount Vernon.
- Opinionated write-ups. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about their destinations--they tell it like it is in an engaging and helpful way.
- Exact prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people.
- All Complete guides offer user-friendly features including star ratings and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated experiences.
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Frommer's Complete Guides - America's #1 bestselling travel series
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- Foldout maps in annual guides
- Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and insider tips
Synopsis
Hundreds of color photos
Free pocket map inside, plus easy-to-read maps throughout
Exact prices, directions, opening hours, and other practical information
Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants, plus sights, shopping, and nightlife
Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas
Insider tips from local expert authors
About the Author
Elise Hartman Ford has been a freelance writer in the Washington, D.C. area since 1985. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Washingtonian magazine, Ladies Home Journal, National Parks magazine, National Geographic Traveler, the travel website Home & Abroad, the London-based Bradman’s North America Guide, The Essential Guide to Business Travel, and in other online and in-print national, regional, and trade publications. In addition to this guide, she is the author of Night + Day D.C., a guidebook in the Cool Cities series published by ASDavis Media Group/PulseGuides.
Table of Contents
List of Maps vi
1 THE BEST OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 1
2 WASHINGTON, D.C., IN DEPTH 14
3 SUGGESTED WASHINGTON, D.C.,
4 WHERE TO STAY 61
5 WHERE TO DINE 99
6 EXPLORING WASHINGTON, D.C. 150
7 SHOPPING 264
8 WASHINGTON, D.C., AFTER DARK 287
9 SIDE TRIPS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. 313
10 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. 336
Index 365