NFT not for tourists guide to Washington DC 2018

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Dear NFT User,

Ah, Washington. You know youre an insider when you start using the word insider and calling the nations capital Washington or The District and not D.C.; when you begin to refer to lobbyists as K Street, Congress as The Hill and get excited over the Senate vote on C-Span at happy hour. You find yourself ordering steak rare and snacking on crabcakes like potato chips. You always walk on the left but stand on the right, and huff with annoyance when a tourist does not. A celebrity sighting is seeing the Surgeon General in a restaurant. Your wardrobe starts to fill with pieces from Brooks Brothers, and you probably contemplated law school at one point. If you havent yet moved to Maryland or Virginia, you might even start the battle cry etched on Washington license plates: No Taxation Without Representation!

Washington may seem dominated by politics like Los Angeles is by Hollywood, but its really so much more. However, unlike Hollywood, Washington just never earned a cool vibe. But people dont come here to be cool. They come to change the world and perhaps to wear a bowtie or pearls. But thats okay, because Not For Tourists is designed to help change the world as well. Made with paper and ink and written for locals, by locals, NFT brings you the latest and greatest that Washington has to offer. Find everythingbowling alleys, museums, coffeeshops, bookstores, movie theaters and more. Discover parks to stroll with your dog, farmers markets to aid your farm-to-stomach efforts, local bars to cheer on the Nats or Redskins, or even one of those historic steak-and-mahogany institutions where President so-and-so once wrote a famous speech on a napkin. And believe it or not, Washington can be hip: once unlikely streets have become popular up-and-coming epicenters for bars, shops and edgy restaurants opened by Top Chef contestants. Even several burbs are flourishing as those residents grow up and move their over-educated families and organic tote bags into three-bedroom Craftsman bungalows. We got you covered.

The guidebook also works in tandem with the website and clever geo-targeted Smartphone App that keeps you up-to-date while on-the-go around the Beltwaywhether by foot, metro, bus, car or bike (and if youre really an insider, a Capital Bikeshare bike). Our constantly updated website also lets you create a profile, write reviews, upload photos, make maps and submit new listings. So please, feel free to join the NFT crowd and voice your opinion. After all, this is Washington.

Didnt we say we wanted to help change the world? Were starting by changing yours.

Happy navigating!

Jane, Scott, Pamela, et al.

Table of Contents

Map 1 National Mall

National Mall

Map 1

Here youll find pretty much every reason DC is a top tourist destination: The White House, the Washington Monument , the Declaration of Independence, etc. If you didnt see them on a school trip, try to check them out on the weekdays. The Mall , on weekends, especially in warm weather, is a mob scene. Tip: When youve had enough of the white marble, photocopy this map and let it substitute as the tour guide when relatives arrive.

Landmarks

The Back Door of The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Free speech has never been so entertaining.

The Carousel on the National Mall
900 Jefferson Dr SW
202-633-1000
Tacky, but quells crying children.

Clinton McDonalds 750 17th St NW
202-347-0047
Taste what Bill couldnt resist.

Decatur House 1610 H St NW
202-965-0920
Tour worth taking.

District Building 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW
DCs city hall. You cant fight it.

Fords Theatre 511 10th St NW
202-347-4833
Lincolns finale.

Freedom Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Downtown open space. Protesters and skaters unite.

The Hay-Adams 800 NW 16th St
202-638-6600
The luxury lap where Monica told all.

International Spy Museum 800 F St NW
202-393-7798
For all the future Aldrich Ames out there.

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building
935 Pennsylvania Ave NW
202-324-3000
Ask to see Hoovers cross-dressing dossier.

National Aquarium
Constitution Ave NW & 14th St NW
202-482-2825
Save money, visit pet shop.

National Mall 3rd St SW & Jefferson Dr SW
202-426-6841
Shopping or something.

National Press Club 529 14th St NW
202-662-7500
Join the ink-stained hacks for a drink.

Old Post Office Tower
1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW
202-606-8691
Best view of skyscraper-less Washington.

The Other FDR Memorial Pennsylvania Ave NW
All FDR wanted was a stone outside the National Archives.

The Second Division Memorial
17th St NW & Constitution Ave NW
Overlooked history.

Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) 1000 Jefferson Dr SW