Spend Less and See More in Washington, D.C.
If you'd like to get the most out of your dollar and your trip, this is the guide for you. I put a fresh spin on budget travel, showing you how to see the best for less and how to see it in a more authentic way--the way locals do.
Instead of spending $300 a night for a faceless chain hotel, why not spend $95 for a night at a cozy B&B with fireplace and private garden, or rent your own apartment and pretend you're a Washingtonian for just $125 a night?
Or how about enjoying an Ethiopian feast, complete with a dance show (for about $7 per person), or a burger and a beer at the pub where Jack wooed Jackie?
Let me show you the "other" Washington--the one only insiders know about. Learn some of the fundamentals of being a spy, or visit some of DC's less well-known world-class museums. These are only a couple of the great ways to get closer to the culture of Washington. Read on for more!
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Jim Yenckel was a writer and editor for the Washington Post for 33 years. For 16 years, he was The Post's chief travel reporter, writing a weekly advice column distributed over the Los Angeles Times/Washington Post News Service wire. Subsequently, he has appeared in Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine, Newsweek, Preservation, Washingtonian Magazine, and NARFE, a magazine for federal employees. He also has written for the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Denver Post, Hartford Courant, and other newspapers. He currently writes a weekly travel column for the Washington Examiner and the Baltimore Examiner, and he can be heard monthly on WAMU-FM, a National Public Radio outlet in Washington. He received the Traveler's Advocate Award of the American Society of Travel Agents and a Silver Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. His guidebook to the Mid-Atlantic Region earned him the Travel Writer of the Year Award from the State of Maryland. Born in Omaha, he attended school in Nebraska and California. He is a graduate in Spanish American history from the University of California at Berkeley, where he served a term as editorin-chief of the Daily Californian, the student newspaper. After college, he received a fellowship from the Inter-American Press Association for a year's study at the University of Chile in Santiago. While in Santiago, he served as managing editor of the South Pacific Mail, a weekly English-language newspaper. He has traveled in more than 80 countries and all 50 states. After an assignment as The Post's night foreign editor, he obtained a year's leave of absence in 1972 and backpacked solo around the world mostly by bus and train, visiting 30 countries in Europe and Asia. Earlier in his career, he circled the United States on a 99-day/$99 Greyhound Bus pass. His most recent adventure, to celebrate the conclusion of this guide, was to hike the rigorous 21-mile rim-to-rim trail in Grand Canyon National Park. He lives in Washington with his wife Sandy, who is also an avid traveler.
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A Note from Pauline.
1 Washington Is My Home.
Sights You Gotta See.
Things You Gotta Do.
Dining for Every Taste.
Uncommon Lodgings.
Finest "Other" Experiences.
2 Lay of the Land.
Washington's Logical Street Plan (and Why It Baffles Visiting Motorists).
Getting around in the City.
And Now, the Liveliest Neighborhoods of Washington.
And Two More.
3 Accommodations, Both Standard and Not.
Alternative Accommodations.
Washington Hotels.
Low Cost Specialty Lodgings.
Hostels.
4 Dining Choices.
Dining on the Mall--Where to Make the Most of Your Limited Time.
Capitol Hill.
Downtown.
Penn Quarter/Chinatown.
Dupont Circle.
Adams Morgan.
U Street Corridor.
Logan Circle/14th Street.
Georgetown (and Glover Park, Right Next Door).
Tenleytown.
5 Remarkable Sights & Attractions.
Getting Organized.
Make the Best Use of Limited Time, with 1-, 2-, and 3-Day Itineraries to the Essential Washington.
Washington's 8 Iconic Sights.
Iconic Museums.
Eight More Very Important Sights.
The Smithsonian Institution's Other Important Museums.
Washington's World Class Art Museums.
Museums and Attractions for Visitors with Specialized Interests.
Five More Memorials You'll Want to See.
Historic Houses and the Fascinating Folks Who Lived in Them.
Washington's Architectural Standouts.
Especially for Kids.
Washington by Escorted Tour, Including Some Offbeat Ways to Go.
6 The 'Other' Washington.
How We Learn.
How We Work.
How We Relax.
7 Outdoor Washington.
Outdoor Spaces for Active People.
Outdoor Spaces for the Not So Active.
The City As Outdoor Sculpture Garden.
Recreational Sports.
Spectator Sports.
8 Walkabouts.
9 Attention Shoppers!
Where to Spend.
Washington's 8 Top Shopping/Browsing Areas.
Individual Stores You Will Want to Visit.
10 Washington After Dark.
Live Theater, the City's Top Entertainment Buy.
Classical Music of All Stripes.
More Live Diversions.
Bars and Dance Clubs.
Gay Nightlife.
11 Get Out of Town.
Mount Vernon.
Shenandoah National Park.
Gettysburg.
Down Colonial Lanes.
12 The Essentials of Planning.
Other Information Sources.
When to Visit.
Washington's Major Annual Events.
Entry Requirements for Non-American Citizens.
Customs Regulations for International Visitors.
Finding a Good Airfare to Washington, D.C.
Traveling Beyond Washington to Other American Destinations.
Should You Buy Travel Insurance?
Getting from the Airport.
What to Wear.
Money Matters.
Tipping and Taxes.
Is It Safe?
What if I Get Sick?
Staying Wired while You're Away.
Travelers with Special Needs.
Washington Books for the Well-Prepared Visitor.
Index.
Accommodations.
Restaurants.
