Category — Attractions-Events-Entertainment DC

With an international environment and people from different backgrounds, Washington celebrates all kinds of events during the year. From concerts to festivals, from national celebrations to parades, DC welcomes all tourists regardless of age or nationality.

Check out this calendar of events month by month.

For a relatively small city, DC has a surprising number of clubs and bars. There’s a scene for everyone, from buttoned-down professionals to hip-hop fans, from punks to hippies. One of the best things about these destinations is they’re almost always easily accessible by the DC Metro system.

Check them out:

Clubs - Bars - Lounges

Now that you’ve arrived in Washington, you’re probably wondering where to start exploring. DC is a fairly dense, compact city (68.3 sq mi) with approximately 588,000 inhabitants.

Trying to choose the best places to visit can be overwhelming at first… read the following suggested itineraries to help guide you.

Washington DC is often cited as having some of the nation’s worst traffic and congestion. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) operates the city’s rapid transit system, Metrorail (most often referred to as simply “the Metro”), as well as Metrobus.

Metro: Most popular tourist attractions are near the many metro stops. Metro fares depend on the distance traveled. Fares range from $1.35 to $3.90 during morning and evening rush hour and after 2 AM, and from $1.35 to $2.35 at all other times.

Bus: Bus fares are $1.25 (exact change only) for regular routes, and $3 for express routes. Transfers between buses are free; transfers from the metro to the bus take 90¢ cents off your bus fare. One-day passes are available for $3 on buses and $6.50 on the metro.

Taxi: Taxis don’t have fare meters. They are a pretty decent value with most cross-town fares ranging $5.00 to 12.50. (Surcharges start during peak hours and for each additional passenger.)

The best seasons to go are Spring (March to May) and Fall (September to November), when the weather is mild - warm and cool.

Summer (June - August) is hot and humid – and is usually very overcrowded.

Winter (December - February) is cold with moderate snowstorms.