Fall outdoor venues in Washington DC abound thanks to the amount of land dedicated to the national memorials and monuments on the National Mall. If you are willing to dedicate a half day for a walk on “America’s front…
Walking
Experiencing the blooming lotus and water-borne flowers in the early morning is a transcendental experience at the Lotus and Water Lily Festival in Washington DC.…
Even if your main pursuit is museum-hopping in the nation’s capital, tourists should devote a day exploring one of these Top 10 Washington DC Gardens. Whether you are chasing a cool place to rest on a hot muggy city…
Best parks in DC always include Theodore Roosevelt Island (TRI). It is nestled in the pocket of the Potomac and hugged by the George Washington Memorial Parkway. This is a place to find solace and serenity. Here one can…
If you don’t want to fight the crowds that descend on the Tidal Basin in Washington DC each year to see the peak cherry blossoms during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, consider nearby venues. Disclaimer I am a cherry…
Wild, woody and wonderous is the best way to describe the U.S. National Arboretum in winter. Spanning 446 acres, it is operated by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. It will turn 100 years old in…
NYC’s High Line gives you the inside track on Manhattan. On a warm autumn day, I walked two stories above the streets of New York City on The High Line. This boardwalk-and-park within the lower end of bustling Manhattan…
Exploring Boston’s Literary District was a dream come true when I returned to Boston for my “Now Vaccinated!” vaca from Washington DC. As an English major in college, I was always obsessed with 19th-century female novelists. They blazed the…