- HR-57: Named for the House Resolution that made jazz an American treasure, this U Street club hosts concerts, jam sessions and activist programs.
- Blues Alley : Georgetown lays claim to the nation’s oldest continuously-operating jazz supper club.
- KC Jazz Club: The Kennedy Center pays tribute to DC’s proud jazz traditions with this ongoing series of performances by leading artists.
- Concerts at Library of Congress: The stunning venue steeped in Civil War history also hosts regular concerts.
- Willard Hotel: It’s here that Julia Ward Howe wrote the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”.
- National Museum of American History: Jazz greats and classic American tunes have a place in this museum, known as “America’s Attic.”
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: While the collection may not seem particularly musical, the museum’s director makes Civil War-era banjoes using 19th century materials and implements.
- National Theatre: Now a popular spot to catch a touring musical, John Wilkes Booth performed here regularly in his heyday.
- Ford’s Theatre: Musical theatre fans can always count on a family-friendly musical or two each season at Ford’s.
- Fort Reno: One of the circle forts erected to defend DC now plays host to one of the summer’s most popular free concert series.
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