{"id":3656,"date":"2017-04-03T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.architect-us.com\/?p=3656"},"modified":"2017-04-05T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T12:02:48","slug":"dc-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/dc-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Top things to do in Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that I’ve been living in DC for a while I can share some of my favorite places and plans<\/strong>. Washington DC is much smaller than NYC , it has 650,000 people, it is easy to walk and you can bike everywhere. The city has the perfect size to visit in a weekend and the people is very friendly.<\/strong> The easiest and cheapest way to know the city is to get a bike for 8 dollars<\/strong> (bike share service<\/a>) if you want to spend the whole day or 2 dollars for 30 min , enough to cross the city.<\/p>\n

One of the best things of DC is that the museums are free<\/strong>! Everyone is welcome and can enjoy the culture. I would highly recommend the Hirshhorn<\/strong><\/a> (Yayoy Kusama exhibition<\/strong> until 14 May), East Museum<\/strong> (Modern Art), \u00a0African American Museum<\/strong> <\/a>(History), Renwick Gallery<\/strong><\/a> (Modern Art) or The Phillips Collection<\/strong> (Toulouse Lautrec Exhibition now)<\/p>\n

Georgetown<\/strong> is a nice place to visit. At M street<\/strong> you have all the shopping, you can take a walk in the canal , have a beer in the waterfront, and visit the Georgetown university<\/a>, you can even rent a canoe on the river in summer.<\/p>\n

For some wild bike ride go to Theodore Roosevelt Island<\/a> you feel in the middle of the Jungle.<\/p>\n

The most alive streets at night are 14 st and U st NW<\/strong>. It is the city of happy hours so everything starts at 6 PM and end around 3 am.<\/p>\n

There is also some interesting neighborhoods like Ivy City<\/strong> where the industrial building are being renovated and there is some Residential mixed with restaurants and it is also becoming a beer brewing area with a lot of terraces and good vibe.<\/p>\n

There is good trails close to DC if you want to experience the nature<\/strong>. You can go to Shenandoah National Park <\/a>in Virginia and to the Great Falls Park<\/a> also in Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some places that I recommend:<\/p>\n

Restaurants:<\/strong><\/p>\n