We asked our faculty and authors to share with us some of their favorite things about living in our nation’s capital. Their responses are posted in “Faculty Favorites”
Chuck Cushman (bio), an associate professor and director of the Master of Arts in Legislative Affairs program at The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management, shares his favorites.
Most interesting places to visit
- Capitol Building, map
- Building Museum, web site, 401 F St NW, Washington, DC, 202-272-2448
- U Sreet Corridor, Wikipedia, Cultural Tourism, map
Favorite “fun” things to do
- Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden on Fridays during the summer. web site, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-785-1277
- See the monuments at night, TheCapitol.Net’s Museums and Memorials, National Park Service map of the mall
- Running though Rock Creek Park — best green space in town, web site
- Buying Italian groceries at Litteri’s wholesale in NE Washington, web site, 517 Morse St NE, Washington DC, 202-544-0184
- Films at AFI Theater, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD, 301-495-6720
Favorite restaurants (all in NW)
- Al Crostino, web site, 1324 U St NW, Washington, DC, 202-797-0523 [Yelp | WaPo]
- El Chalan, web site, 1924 I St NW, Washington, DC, 202-293-2765 [TCEDG | Yelp]
- Rumba Café, web site, 2443 18th St NW, Washington, DC, 202-588-5501 [WaPo | Yelp]
- El Patio, web site,
12303 Twinbrook Pkwy, Rockville, MD, 301-231-9225 [WaPo] - Busboys and Poets, web site, 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC, 202-387-7638 [Yelp | WaPo]
For more, see our Visiting Washington DC pages and other Faculty Favorites.
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