While You’re In D.C. for ASBPE’s 2018 B2B Media Success Conference and Azbee Awards of Excellence Banquet …
Washington is full of surprises during your May visit, with no fewer than four journalism-themed restaurants, a spy museum, the Capitol Steps and many more fun attractions for all ages.
1. Munch a meal at these journalist-inspired eating establishments:
- Front Page: http://www.frontpagedc.com/
Grab a bite to eat at the Front Page restaurant. - Off the Record: https://www.hayadams.com/dining
- The Quill: https://www.jeffersondc.com/downtown-washington-dc-restaurants/quill/
- Fourth Estate: http://www.press.org/fourthestate
2. Get the giggles at these comedic events:
- Three’s Comedy: http://culturecapital.com/event/59728/threes-comedy-laugh-index-theatre
- Capital Steps: http://www.capsteps.com/live/reagan04.html
Catch a show—such as the Capitol Steps live.
3. Enjoy the European Union Embassy open houses:
4. Make your way around the mall:
- Memorials on the National Mall: https://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/index.htm
*Please note the Washington Monument is closed until spring 2019.
5. Take a tour:
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial. Monuments by Moonlight: https://www.trolleytours.com/washington-dc#home-section
6. Learn a lesson:
- Author Events at Politics & Prose: https://www.politics-prose.com/
7. Take in the theater:
- The Wiz: https://www.fords.org/
- Set It Off: http://www.warnertheatredc.com/EventDetail?tmeventid=1500546FB16A46C6&offerid=0
8. Go to the gallery:
- National Portrait Gallery: http://npg.si.edu/visit
- The Phillips Collection: http://www.phillipscollection.org/visit
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/visit.html
9. Meander through museums:
- International Spy Museum: https://www.spymuseum.org/visit
The Spy Museum. - National Museum of Women in the Arts: https://nmwa.org/visit
- Madame Tussauds: https://www.madametussauds.com/washington-dc/en
10. Catch a concert:
- Various venues & artists: https://www.songkick.com/metro_areas/1409-us-washington
- Chelsey Green & The Green Project: http://culturecapital.com/event/57532/chelsey-green-the-green-project
- Wye Oak: http://washingtondc.eventful.com/events/wye-oak-/E0-001-111230826-5
- Best of Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix: https://live.thehamiltondc.com/event/1662901-best-janis-joplin-jimi-washington