![]() ![]() ![]() Take a tour of the United States Capitol Building ![]() It’s in the nearby retiree mecca of Bethesda, Maryland, close to super shopping and the Bethesda Metro stop. And celebrated chef José Andrés, known for feeding refugees and disaster victims via his nonprofit World Central Kitchen, is drawing fans of Iberian comfort food to his fun and funky Spanish Diner. Local star restaurateur Ashok Bajaj (upscale Bombay Club, La Bise, Rasika and more) has opened the more affordable Bindaas Foggy Bottom and Bindaas Rolls & Bowls near the National Portrait Gallery, both dishing out the street food of India washed down with a mango lassi yogurt drink. Coming soon: Greek street food at Alikito, Sushi Onkei and Expat, a sports-betting bar with food options. Capo Italian Deli is known for its super subs and cocktail bags to go, including the Fauci Pouchy (vodka, elderflower, mint, lemonade, grapefruit). Western Market, on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, houses nearly a dozen casual eateries, serving authentic Venezuelan, Japanese and Guatemalan dishes and more. has become a world-class dining destination, featuring cuisines from American farm-to-table to hundreds of ethnic options. ![]() See for more information.Ĭourtesy Western Market and photographer Emil Moldoveanu Great foodĭ.C. Find more information, or sign up for the Capitol Visitor Center’s live virtual tours (offered Monday–Friday at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Visit: As with the White House tour described above, tickets must be obtained in advance from a member of Congress - though at this time each is allowed to assign constituents to only one tour a week. history, and National Statuary Hall, home to marble and bronze statues representing the states that sent them. The excursion includes the domed Rotunda, lined with paintings depicting various moments in U.S. Capitol Building start up again on May 30. Tours of the CapitolĪfter two years of visitation restrictions due to COVID, guided visits to the U.S. Say one word to describe your own future, and an imaginative artwork plays a personalized light show based on your answer.įUTURES marks the 175th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution, and runs through July 6. Among the looking-ahead exhibits: a robot that assuages loneliness, a video game you play by using your eyes, ways to improve the environment, including a water harvester that sucks liquid from the air. “Past Futures,” for instance, includes an Alexander Graham Bell experimental telephone and Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome. Housed in the newly reopened 19th-century Arts and Industries Building, the oldest on the Smithsonian campus, this free 32,000-square-foot installation displays inventions from the past and various visions for what lies ahead. Budgeters will appreciate that breakfast is included.Ĭourtesy Rockwell Group by Ron Blunt FUTURES at the Smithsonian Institution Prices will be less than $130 on slow nights at the more traditional Holiday Inn Express Washington DC Downtown, due in July. It joins the citizenM Washington DC Capitol. The hip European brand boasts HDTV with streaming and in-room mood lighting. The citizenM Washington DC NoMa is due in July in an up-and-coming neighborhood north of the Capitol. Rates start at about $200, depending on the date. Marriott’s AC Hotel Capitol Hill Navy Yard is close to the Capitol, Smithsonian museums and the revived D.C. Some formerly down-at-the-heel neighborhoods are abloom with new restaurants, shops and trendy places to lay your head. Visit: The free tours are currently only available from 8 a.m. Secret Service members stationed in the rooms can answer questions. The self-guided tours of the East Wing include the State Dining Room, Red Room, Green Room, Blue Room and the China Room, which displays tableware of past presidents - but the Oval Office is off-limits. Senate switchboard at 20, or online at You’ll want to plan ahead: Requests for tickets must be submitted three weeks to 90 days in advance. House of Representatives switchboard at 20, the U.S. Reach out to your member of Congress and Congressional Tour Coordinator through the U.S. The free peeks into public rooms are first come, first served and must be booked through the office of a member of Congress. Public tours restarted in April, after a long COVID-related pause. reserve tickets online (there’s no entrance fee, though donations of $10–$15 are encouraged) 925 13th St. Visit: Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. The museum is fully accessible and lends visitors a limited number of wheelchairs. But even if you’ve been-there-done-that, there are loads of new reasons to visit our nation’s capital in 2022 - including a few visitor favorites now reopened after pandemic shutdowns. The free Smithsonian museums, majestic monuments and spring cherry blossoms are tourist staples in Washington, D.C. ![]()
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