Where American history is still being made
Washington, D.C. was purpose-built as the seat of American democracy, laid out in a grand Baroque grid between Maryland and Virginia. The National Mall stretches from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, flanked by nineteen free Smithsonian museums. But beyond the monuments, D.C. has emerged as one of the country's most culturally dynamic cities — with distinct neighborhoods like U Street, Adams Morgan, and Capitol Hill each carrying layers of political, musical, and social history.
