Here's a quick look at what to do, where to eat, and how to sightsee an area of DC that will quickly become one of the highlights of your trip.

With the Fairmont Washington, D.C., as your base, visitors can conveniently take a short walk west to the cobblestoned street known as M Street. There, you'll find plenty of narrow alleys and desig...

Remember that class trip you took to the nation’s capital? This isn’t that city. The monuments, the trappings of power, the history—they’re all still here, of course, as are the Smithsonian’s fabul...

Gleaming monuments, political turmoil—in some ways Washington, DC never changes. But step out of the shadow of the Capitol dome and you’ll find a city in flux. With neighborhoods across the city be...