• Population 693,972 (2017).
• Area Code 202.
• Tax: 15.95% Hotel Tax; 6% Sales Tax.
• Time Zone: EST - Eastern Standard Time.
• Credit Cards are widely accepted throughout the city. ATM machines are located in many downtown major department stores, monument sites, hotels, and the convention center.

• The DC Circulator connects the Washington Convention Center to Union Station, Georgetown, and the National Mall. Operates from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. on weekends. One-way fare is $1.00.
• DC Metro System serves the District of Columbia and surrounding areas.
• Taxis run regularly throughout downtown. From Reagan National Airport to downtown, taxi fares are approximately $25.00. From Dulles National Airport, taxi fares are approximately $65.00. From Baltimore Washington International Airport, taxi fares are approximately $79.00.
• Car Rentals are available at Reagan National Airport, Dulles National Airport, and Baltimore Washington International Airport.

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As a city with tremendous history as a worldwide capital, and also a place where news and historic events take place nearly every day, Washington, DC is a cultural as well as a governmental center.

• A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Freer Gallery of Contemporary Art
• International Spy Museum
• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, home of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington Opera
• Library of Congress
• Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
• National Gallery of Art
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Shakespeare Theater Company
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Smithsonian Museums
• Union Station
• U.S. Capitol: Tours are given daily and visitors can receive admittance cards from their elected representatives to visit the House or Senate chambers.
• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Washington DC Attractions

• Smithsonian's National Zoo
• The U.S. Capitol Congress In Session
• The Washington Monument
• The White House

Georgetown Attractions

• Canal Boat Rides along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
• Dumbarton Oaks
• Georgetown University
• Oak Hill Cemetery
• The Kreeger Museum
• Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
• Washington Harbour

Professional Sport Teams

• Washington Commanders
• Washington Nationals Baseball
• Washington Wizards Men's Basketball
• Washington Mystics Women's Basketball
• Washington Capitals Hockey

Country Club and Golf Recreational Parks

• Washington Golf and Country Club

• Aveda Lifestyle Spa
• George Salon and Spa at the Four Seasons
• Andre Chreky The Salon Spa