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| List of Maps | vii | |
| Acknowledgments | ix | |
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Washington without the Hassle | 1 | |
| About This Guide | 2 | |
| Part 1 | Planning Your Visit to Washington | 33 |
| When to Go | 33 | |
| Getting to Washington | 36 | |
| A Calendar of Special Events | 38 | |
| Part 2 | Hotels | 45 |
| Deciding Where to Stay | 45 | |
| Getting a Good Deal on a Room | 46 | |
| Tips for Business Travelers | 53 | |
| Hotels and Motels: Rated and Ranked | 55 | |
| Hotel Information Chart | 72 | |
| Part 3 | Washington on Business | 86 |
| Not All Visitors Are Headed for the Mall | 86 | |
| The Washington Convention Center | 87 | |
| A Convention Center Calendar | 92 | |
| Part 4 | Arriving and Getting Oriented | 95 |
| Coming into the City | 95 | |
| A Geographic Overview of Washington | 102 | |
| Things the Natives Already Know | 104 | |
| How to Avoid Crime and Keep Safe in Public Places | 112 | |
| Part 5 | Getting around Washington | 120 |
| Driving Your Car: A Really Bad Idea | 120 | |
| Riding the Metro: A Really Good Idea | 121 | |
| Taxis | 134 | |
| People with Special Needs | 134 | |
| Part 6 | Sight-seeing Tips and Tours | 137 |
| Plan before You Leave Home | 137 | |
| Washington with Children | 146 | |
| Optimum Adult Touring Plan | 159 | |
| The Red Line Tour | 163 | |
| Touring Strategies | 164 | |
| Excursions beyond the Beltway | 168 | |
| Helpful Hints | 171 | |
| Part 7 | Washngton's Attractions | 178 |
| Where to Go | 178 | |
| Zone 1 | The Mall | 186 |
| Zone 2 | Capitol Hill | 213 |
| Zone 3 | Downtown | 221 |
| Zone 4 | Foggy Bottom | 227 |
| Zone 5 | Georgetown | 230 |
| Zone 6 | iDupont Circle/Adams-Morgan | 231 |
| Zone 7 | Upper Northwest | 237 |
| Zone 8 | Northeast | 242 |
| Zone 9 | Southeast | 244 |
| Zone 10 | Maryland Suburbs | 248 |
| Zone 11 | Virginia Suburbs | 251 |
| Part 8 | Dining and Restaurants | 254 |
| Experiencing Washington Cuisine | 254 | |
| The Restaurants | 262 | |
| More Recommendations | 271 | |
| Restaurant Profiles | 275 | |
| Part 9 | Shopping in Washington | 339 |
| Mall Shopping | 339 | |
| Great Neighborhoods for Window-Shopping | 341 | |
| Specialty Shops | 347 | |
| Part 10 | Entertainment and Nightlife | 355 |
| Washington Nightlife: More Than Lit-Up Monuments | 355 | |
| Profiles of Clubs and Nightspots | 372 | |
| Part 12 | Exercise and Recreation | 386 |
| Working Out | 386 | |
| Recreational Sports: Biking, Hiking, Kayaking, and So On | 392 | |
| Spectator Sports | 399 | |
| Index | 403 | |
| Subject Index | 403 | |
| Restaurant Index | 415 | |
| Nightclub Index | 419 | |
| Reader Survey | 421 | |
| List of Maps and Illustrations | ||
| Washington, D.C., Touring Zones | 8 | |
| Zone 1 | The National Mall | 10 |
| Zone 2 | Capitol Hill | 12 |
| Zone 3 | Downtown | 14 |
| Zone 4 | Foggy Bottom | 16 |
| Zone 5 | Georgetown | 18 |
| Zone 6 | Dupont Circle/Adams-Morgan | 20 |
| Zone 7 | Upper Northwest | 22 |
| Zone 8 | Northeast D.C. | 24 |
| Zone 9 | Southeast D.C. | 26 |
| Zone 10 | Maryland Suburbs | 28 |
| Zone 11 | Virginia Suburbs | 30 |
| Washington Convention Center | 88 | |
| Washington, D.C., and Vicinity | 96 | |
| Reagan Washington National Airport | 98 | |
| Dulles International Airport | 99 | |
| Baltimore-Washington International Airport | 100 | |
| How to Use the Metro | 122 | |
| Washington Old Town Trolley | 157 | |
| Capitol Hill | 215 | |
| Mount Vernon Trail | 387 | |
| C&O Canal Towpath Trail | 388 | |
| Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour | 394 | |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain Bicycle Tour | 395 | |
| W&OD Railroad Regional Park | 397 |
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