Enjoy your Favorite Pastimes at Georgetown, District of Columbia

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Whether you enjoy shopping, dining or visiting historic sites and gardens, you will enjoy spending time in Georgetown in the District of Columbia. In this charming and picturesque Washington DC neighborhood, you’ll find fascinating cultural attractions, trendy boutiques and hundreds of restaurants and bars.

 If you love shopping for art, antiques or the latest fashions, plan to spend a few hours on M Street and Wisconsin Ave. On a break from shopping, enjoy a meal at your choice of excellent restaurants and cafes in this vibrant part of Georgetown. After a rejuvenating lunch, shop on, or tour some of the fascinating cultural attractions in the neighborhood.

Anyone interested in architecture will appreciate touring the Georgetown Historic District. You’ll see an incredible variety of architectural styles represented in a vast assortment of homes here. Georgian mansions, Queen Anne, Federal and Classical and Greek Revival structures are all located in the Historic District. You can also see Italiante Romanesque and row houses in Georgetown.

You can get a great view of some of Georgetown’s wonderful architecture on a canal boat ride. Take a mule-drawn canal barge excursion along the Chesapeake and Ohio (C & O) Canal from the Visitor's Center at Thomas Jefferson Street, NWA. National Park Service Guides in period costumes onboard add to the fun and excitement of a Georgetown canal boat adventure.

Many homes in Georgetown feature carefully landscaped and beautifully tended gardens. Several historic homes and gardens are open to public tours.

The Old Stone House is a popular Colonial house museum you won’t want to miss on your tour of Georgetown. This pre-Revolutionary home built in 1765 stands in stark contrast to the trendy shops and restaurants that surround it on M Street. Inside the Old Stone House, period-furnished rooms and artifacts recreate middle-class colonial life. There is also a charming English-style garden to view outdoors.

Dumbarton Oaks is a popular Georgetown attraction that features a beautiful 10-acre garden. Garden rooms as well as terraces provide wonderful views of the garden area. Indoors, you can see a vast assortment of art and objects at the Museum, the majority of which date from the Federal Period. Paintings, furniture, ceramics and textiles are just a few of the types of items on display. There are over 1,000 items in the Dumbarton Oak’s permanent collection, and traveling exhibits are also featured at the Museum.

After a day of shopping and sightseeing in Georgetown, you can enjoy the vibrant nightlife this town is known for. You can hear all types of live music, go dancing or nightclubbing, or just relax at a lively and fun bar or cafe. Whatever you’re in the mood for, you’re sure to find it on a night out on the town in Georgetown.

If you're interested in spending a little more time in Georgetown, you may want to consider locating a hotel. There are hundreds of hotels in the Washington DC area and you can find many reasonable hotels at HotelsCombined.com.