Walking Washington, D.C
Subtitle: 30 treks to the newly revitalized capital's cultural icons, natural spectacles, urban treasures, and hidden gems
By: Barbara J. Saffir
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780899977652
Subjects: Walking; Guidebooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 229) and index.
Table of contents: title: Friendship Heights: baubles and boundaries; title: Forest Hills to Tenleytown: take me higher; title: National Zoo to National Cathedral: homes sweet homes; title: Foxhall and beyond: the high life, higher ed, and u-boats; title: Georgetown North: silver spoons and spies; title: Georgetown Southwest: covert cupcakes; title: Georgetown Southeast: legends and gardens; title: Embassy Row: from Siberia to the Seine; title: Adams Morgan: still rocking DC; title: U Street: music and mirth; title: Sixteenth Street, NW: from down under to heaven; title: Dupont Circle: oldies and goodies; title: Potomac River panorama and Watergates; title: National Mall west: war and peace; title: White House: powerful, plush, and artsy neighbors; title: Downtown: news junkies west: scandals and scribes; title: Penn Quarter-Chinatown: a cultural buffet; title: Downtown: news junkies east: feds, freedom, and the press; title: Tidal Basin cherries: spectacular flower power; title: Columbia Island: lbj and cherry views; title: Southwest waterfront: pardon the dust; title: National Mall east: museum mania; title: Capitol Hill: leaders, laws, landmarks and a Dinosaur; title: NoMa and Union Market: old meets new; title: H Street, NE: eat, drink, dance, and ride the trolley; title: Eastern Market to barracks row: history and hottie sandwich; title: Navy Yard: baseball and riverfront escapades; title: Kenilworth: jaw-dropping, giant pink lotuses; title: National Arboretum: flower fireworks and Capitol columns; title: Ward 5: Lincoln's Cottage to showy shrines.