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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. Wikivoyage

Population 689,545 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Blossom Kite Festival

    March

    Official site

  2. Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital

    March

    The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital (DCEFF) is an environmental film festival. The festival is held annually March in Washington, D.C., presenting more than 100 films to an audience of over 30,000.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. National Cherry Blossom Festival

    March – April

    Washington's cherry blossoms do not necessarily bloom during the festival—the bloom varies every year, depending on the winter weather.

    Official site

  4. Smithsonian Folklife Festival

    June – July

    This annual festival presents folk traditions focused on a central theme

    Official site

  5. A Capitol Fourth

    July

    The nation's capital is the best place to celebrate Independence Day!

    Official site

  6. Library of Congress National Book Festival

    September

    The National Book Festival is an annual literary festival held in Washington, D.C. in the United States; it is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, and was founded by Laura Bush and James H. Billington in 2001.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Washington, D.C.); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Washington Union Station 1.6 km, L'Enfant 1.7 km, L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange/Silver) 1.8 km, H Street & 3rd Street Northeast 2.0 km, Benning Road & Oklahoma Avenue Northeast 4.7 km, Crystal City 5.1 km

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