Strolling U Street our Black Broadway
Once known as Black Broadway when home-grown music legend Duke Ellington graced the neighborhood, U Street is now again “the cutting edge of what this city is and can be.” Hot spots like Busboys & Poets and Marvin draw hip crowds today but pay homage by name to other previous DC legends including Langston Hughes and Marvin Gaye.

Sunday Brunch at Georgia Brown’s
DC’s home to gracious service and southern hospitality. Diners come for the Biscuit Battered French Toast, Black-Eyed Pea Cakes and stay for Georgia’s Peach Martini and the Low Country Bloody Mary on jazzy Sunday afternoons.

Inspiration at historic Metropolitan AME 
Centrally located  near Scott Circle this historic venue is home to a welcoming Pastor and congregation . Visit this neighborhood church for powerful sermons and inspiring worship during your visit.

Celebrate legends at the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival
This 10 day Jazz extravaganza features local and international artists who come to honor Jazz’s most famous greats. This year’s event will feature Irma Thomas, Terence Blanchard, Buckwheat Zydeco, Rebirth Brass Band, Nicholas Payton, and Little Freddie King.

See DC the Obama way
Check out our new Obama itinerary and see DC the way the 44th President of the United States does. 

Sunsets on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
View the sunset from the west end of the National Mall and stand in the footsteps of Martin Luther King, Jr., where he delivered the “I have a dream” speech. Stay on the mall to view the monuments and memorials by moonlight.

Music at the National Cathedral
Choral music, organ recitals, the carillon and peal bells all make soulful sounds in the soaring halls of the National Cathedral. The cathedral’s great organ, featuring 10,650 pipes inspires, with free performances every Monday and Wednesday at 12:30.

A soothing stone massage
Indulge in DC - body and soul. After hours on your feet visiting museums, exploring neighborhoods or hitting the tradeshow floor, DC opens its doors welcoming you to some very posh hotel and day spas. The signature cherry blossom ritual at the Spa at the Mandarin Oriental combines a cherry scrub foot massage with an aromatherapy massage with stones.

A pilgrimage to Little Rome in Brookland 
Brookland has been dubbed “Little Rome” thanks to its collection of more than 60 Catholic institutions including Catholic University. Picnic in the gardens of the Franciscan Monastery or pause for reflection in the largest Catholic Church in the U.S., the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Underground sounds at Bohemian Caverns
The caverns, located at the intersection of 11th and U streets, originally opened its doors in 1926 and quickly became the city’s preeminent jazz club. Legendary artists such as Billie Holliday, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane packed the house with finely dressed crowds.