ADAMS MORGAN
Named for DC's first segregated schools - the all-black Thomas P. Morgan Elementary School and the all-white John Quincy Adams Elementary School.
ANACOSTIA
The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass made his home in Anacostia at Cedar Hill, and black history unfolds at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum.
BROOKLAND/NORTHEAST
Home to the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ralph J. Bunche, this neighborhood is still a reflection of DC's diversity.
CAPITOL HILL/CAPITOL RIVERFRONT
Stand where thousands of blacks marched during the Million Man March, or visit Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Capitol Hill’s oldest independent black congregation to get a taste of the area’s rich history.
DOWNTOWN
This entertainment hub is a cross-section of DC's dining, nightlife and culture communities.
DUPONT CIRCLE/KALORAMA
Play a pick-up chess game or sip a latte in this area, once home to Langston Hughes and current site of Metropolitan AME Church.
FOGGY BOTTOM
Home to many of DC's luxe hotel properties, this area was once a community of African Americans and Irish and German immigrants who were employed at neighborhood businesses.
GEORGETOWN
Historic and hip all at once, Georgetown's cobble-stoned streets are lined with some of the most famous names in fashion.
SOUTHWEST/WATERFRONT
Nightlife and dining on the Potomac awaits on Water Street. Zanzibar and H2O are favorite meeting places, as is Phillips Seafood buffet, the only all-you-can-eat buffet in the city.
U STREET/SHAW
The birthplace of Duke Ellington and the center of Washington's African-American nightlife for much of the 20th century is once again thriving. Follow the neighborhood heritage trail to learn about the people and places that shaped DC’s “Black Broadway.”
WOODLEY PARK/CLEVELAND PARK
This part of town is family-friendly - boasting the vast and leafy Rock Creek Park and the Smithsonian's National Zoo. It's also home to the architecturally stunning National Cathedral, the world's sixth-largest cathedral.
