Washington DC Trip

web99992002 · 04-09-2012, 03:30 AM

We will be in Washington DC (georgetown area) from April 10 - 14. Based on our itinerary.. we won't have anything to do on April 13. We're planning to spend that day on another state (virginia or maryland). What places are "must see" in these 2 states that's near D.C. so we can easily get back to our hotel because flight back to LA will be april 14 morning.

Thanks

FDM68 · 04-09-2012, 08:39 AM

Truthfully not much right around the DC area not to mention you don't want to be wandering these areas unless you well armed. Baltimore has the inner harbor area and annaplois downtown is not to bad with good food.

smyles · 04-09-2012, 10:03 AM

Not exactly "must see" but in VA old town Alexandria is a nice place for a walk/dinner. Courthouse in Arlington is a newly developed area good for a dinner. Skip National Harbor in MD - really nothing to see there despite all advertising.

Buegie · 04-09-2012, 10:15 AM

If you want to do some shopping, you can check out Bathesda. It has almost every high end store you can think of. I don't know if I would spend an entire day there but it's cool to walk around for a little while

Pcemkr · 04-09-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FDM68

Truthfully not much right around the DC area not to mention you don't want to be wandering these areas unless you well armed. Baltimore has the inner harbor area and annaplois downtown is not to bad with good food.

da fuqqq? Not all of DC is ghetto... NoVA has like 5 of the top 10 richest counties in America or something.

There's lots to do around DC metro. Depends what you're already planning and what you like to do.

National Air & Space museum by Dulles airport is awesome but ~45 min drive from Georgetown.

Tyson's Corner or Pentagon City for shopping. Old Town Alexandria for shops/dining. Clarendon for bars/dining.

Obviously all the other museums around DC.

SaMaster14 · 04-09-2012, 03:47 PM

I'm at Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore MD... I must say if you are in DC, other than some of the monuments and memorials there really isn't much in Baltimore that you won't see in DC. The Inner Harbor in Baltimore is nice has some nice sites/good restaurants, but Downtown DC is nicer...

Can't comment on Virginia.

BFD99 · 04-09-2012, 05:46 PM

The Georgetown area, and if you are looking to drink, i'd suggest georgetown or the dupont circle area bars, they are quite fun. Also arlington area is fun, a place called Spider Kelley's is a fun place, a good place to eat is Wilson's on Whitlow in arlington.

MDyDinanM · 04-09-2012, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by FDM68

Truthfully not much right around the DC area not to mention you don't want to be wandering these areas unless you well armed. Baltimore has the inner harbor area and annaplois downtown is not to bad with good food.

Right, carry a gun in DC and see what happens

Northern Virginia, such as Fairfax County, McLean, Vienna, Louden County, and north Arlington are some of the wealthiest places in the area.

There is plenty to do. Depends on what the OP is into. For example, out by Dulles is the Air & Space Museum Annex, the Udvar Hazy Center where they house the SR-71 Blackbird, Space Shuttle, U2, and a collection of neat aircraft.

TMNT · 04-10-2012, 12:11 PM

April 13th is a Friday.

Georgetown itself is going to be full of people Friday night. There are bars & restaurants everywhere on M street & Wisconsin Ave. You can even go down to the riverfront (like a block away) and drink/eat at the restaurants off the Potomac river. Now that its warmer, there should be a ton of people there.

You can have a lot of fun in Georgetown without going anywhere else. Dupont/midtown area (intersection of 18th & Connecticut) has a lot of bars/clubs as well. That's also a packed part of town and is still close enough to Georgetown with a short cab ride (like 3 miles).

Old town Alexandria is a great chill spot with lots of restaurants and is a very pretty area. It's great at night or during the day. It's near the water as well so it has has plenty of restaurants off the water.

Tysons Corner & Pentagon City are pretty much great places if you want to go shopping, but outside of that, I wouldn't waste too much time there. Tysons Galleria is the most expensive mall I've ever been too. I feel poor everytime I go there, but is definitely something to experience if you like clothing. Its the only mall that has Ferrari's and lambos in it for show vs toyota & fords that I've seen.

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FDM68 Captain 37 Rep 761 Posts Drives: 11' 135i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia (hearts still in Germany) iTrader: (0)	Truthfully not much right around the DC area not to mention you don't want to be wandering these areas unless you well armed. Baltimore has the inner harbor area and annaplois downtown is not to bad with good food. __________________
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smyles Major 1029 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: '21 X5 M50i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	Not exactly "must see" but in VA old town Alexandria is a nice place for a walk/dinner. Courthouse in Arlington is a newly developed area good for a dinner. Skip National Harbor in MD - really nothing to see there despite all advertising.
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BFD99 The Stig! 56 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 2008 135i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [10.00]	The Georgetown area, and if you are looking to drink, i'd suggest georgetown or the dupont circle area bars, they are quite fun. Also arlington area is fun, a place called Spider Kelley's is a fun place, a good place to eat is Wilson's on Whitlow in arlington. __________________ 2008 135i - FBO + JB4 15ohm + Water Meth
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TMNT Captain 180 Rep 872 Posts Drives: 330ci ZHP Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	April 13th is a Friday. Georgetown itself is going to be full of people Friday night. There are bars & restaurants everywhere on M street & Wisconsin Ave. You can even go down to the riverfront (like a block away) and drink/eat at the restaurants off the Potomac river. Now that its warmer, there should be a ton of people there. You can have a lot of fun in Georgetown without going anywhere else. Dupont/midtown area (intersection of 18th & Connecticut) has a lot of bars/clubs as well. That's also a packed part of town and is still close enough to Georgetown with a short cab ride (like 3 miles). Old town Alexandria is a great chill spot with lots of restaurants and is a very pretty area. It's great at night or during the day. It's near the water as well so it has has plenty of restaurants off the water. Tysons Corner & Pentagon City are pretty much great places if you want to go shopping, but outside of that, I wouldn't waste too much time there. Tysons Galleria is the most expensive mall I've ever been too. I feel poor everytime I go there, but is definitely something to experience if you like clothing. Its the only mall that has Ferrari's and lambos in it for show vs toyota & fords that I've seen.
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