Beyond the Monuments in Washington, DC: An Insiders Guide to the Best Places to Eat, Drink, and Explore

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Beyond the Monuments in Washington, DCis your guide to some of the US capitals cool places to visit that extend way beyond power and politics.

Travel writer Kate Armstrong covers all of the new hip locales, including H Street Corridor, 14th Street and Union Market District, and the hangouts of historic Georgetown and Dupont Circle. She offers a locals take on where to go for great coffee, crafty cocktails, DC-centric shopping and superlative sights (these include the freebie 'must dos' around the Mall, such as the National Museum of the African American History and Culture, and the Library of Congress). There are fun, themed walking itineraries for U Street, old town Alexandria, and gardens and homes of Georgetown, plus three accessible daytrips to Mount Vernon, Richmond, and Gettysburg.

There's so much to see and do in this under-rated city, and this book in theCurious Travel Guidesseries will add polish to your visit.

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An award-winning travel writer, Kate Armstronghas had her travel articles published around the world in Australian and international newspapers and magazines. Over the last 17 years, she's notched up over 57 Lonely Planet guides and trade titles. Unearthing quirky aspects of a city and country is her 'thing'. Kate loves chatting, eating, drinking and dancing her way into cultures. For the last eight years shes been based in and out of Washington DC and has thrived on the citys cuisine scene and cultural renaissance.