Washington, D.C.

Nature centers, theaters, and hands-on exhibits to enthrall the whole family

The pro behind the beverage program at D.C.’s new late-night spot shares her top tips

Don’t forget your binoculars

It was here he did some of his most important work—and retreated in grief

While taking over a D.C. watering hole, Irish barman Oisin Kelly shares a favorite tipple

Arkansas sculptor Kevin Kresse on casting the Man in Black in bronze

“Walking Town” marks twenty-five years of niche tours in the capital

With big wins from D.C. to New Orleans to Texas, the region’s culinary talent ate up the competition

Born in West Virginia, Ada “Bricktop” Smith taught Paris to do the Charleston. A new Smithsonian exhibition shines a light on her and other influential women of the Lost Generation.

With a simple walnut desk and stories to fill volumes, President Lincoln’s retreat is a heartbreaking time capsule of American history

A guide to three whistle-stop destinations that deserve a longer look than you’d get through a car window

Rodney Stotts’s journey with falconry means knowing when to let go

Meet the owner of Appointed, whose “notebook bar” is just one of the cool nooks she loves in the capital

See the new musical about the American icon at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage

How the designer Frankie Welch found inspiration in her Georgia roots

This spring, check out the debut of the exhibition The Luxury of Clay: Porcelain Past and Present at the Hillwood estate in D.C.

An expressive companion helps his human find her calling

Finding comfort in the classics at Johnny’s Half Shell in Washington, D.C.

A special evening celebrating Angel’s Envy bourbon paired with a four course dinner

D.C. photographer captures office pups on both sides of the aisle