Georgetown
- Address:Washington D.C.
- Hours:Open 24 hours a day
- Admission:Free
Good Place to Drink, Good Place to Eat, Good Place to Relax, Good Place to Shop, People Watching, Popular with Locals, Monument - Historical, Neighborhood
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Fronting the Potomac River, Georgetown is an evocative neighborhood, combining the most elegant, wedding-cake exterior décor of Washington D.C. with a genuine sense of lived-in bustle. The neighborhood is rich with American Federal and Victorian architecture, their gardens bursting with flowers and their gables dripping with antebellum charm. You’ll find high-end shopping arcades, hushed restaurants, and a vibrant nightlife scene. It’s also the home of Georgetown University, the city’s most prestigious school.
In spring and summer, Georgetown is green and gorgeous, with the trees waving and the laughing co-eds and well-off families. In fall and winter, Georgetown becomes dignified and reserved, her old-school atmosphere enhanced by the change of leaves or flicker of gas lamps on snowy nights.
Spend an afternoon strolling M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, its main thoroughfares, taking detours down side streets at your leisure. The Georgetown Waterfront is a favorite with first-daters, singles, and strolling families. Between K Street and the water south of the C&O Canal, it's home to parkland, shops, lofts and restaurants. If you have time, walk the historic C&O Canal & Towpath, a bucolic cobble path running alongside a green canal, stopping to watch flat-bed barges float by.
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The 48 hour hop on hop off was great for our family. After 3 days of walking the Mall sites, we were able to see some of the sites not on the mall like Arlington, Georgetown, and the National Cathedral. We were also able to combine walking and hopping to maximize our time and our kids (12 and 10) cooperation with all of the sightseeing. We would recommend this tour.
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The tour was great. We saw the majority of the city and got off at all the major attractions. The tour guide was informative and and fun. I would recommend this trip to anyone who wants a comprehensive tour of DC. It helps to familiarize yourself with the city before you go off alone. The only complaint I have is that the description online says you pass by but not stop at: Georgetown University, Watergate Complex, Kennedy Center, and World War 1 Memorial. However, we did not passy by any of these locations. I was pretty disappointed. Also, it says it passes by Arlington Cemetery, which it did, but barely. The bus only passed by a small outside portion of it and it was not a good view of the cemetery. I would have liked to see more.
Besides these negatives, it was an overall great tour.
The tour was a good value, but it was not easy finding the initial pickup point from the information on the voucher. This is a good way to get to Georgetown and some of the outlying areas of the city. The guides were knowledgeable and provided many details about the sites. Continue Reading »
Practical Info
Georgetown is wedged in between Rock Creek Park, Georgetown University, and the Potomac River. The neighborhood is northwest of downtown and the White House, and is easily accessible by public transportation. The commercial heart is the intersection of M Street NW and Wisconsin Avenue; both streets are walled with shops, bars, and restaurants.
