★ ✭ AUTHORED by Elise Hartman Ford ✭ ★
✭ This is one rollicking, in-depth guide to the city. Dive into the real DC with this lively app, written by someone whos been exploring the city for 27 years. Lets define real: Its the U.S. Capitol, but also DCs jazz clubs; Georgetowns posh boutiques but also Capitol Hills 139-year-old Eastern Market; blockbuster museums like the Smithsonians on the National Mall, but also off-the-grid galleries, like the Textile Museum in Dupont Circle; its carryout burgers from Five Guys and its world-class dining at Michel Richards Citronelle. "Real" is DC at its best, and this app takes you there.
✔ Who wants to know?
Tourists, locals, those traveling to DC on business, teachers planning field trips, college students new to the area, or just about anyone who wants an entertaining but A to Z take on the nations capital, whether for a day, a weekend, or on an ongoing basis.
✔ What would you like to know? DC ✭ A to Z tells you:
- the history behind the Willard Hotels association with the mint julep cocktail and how to concoct one (via a YouTube clip)
- the best ways to tour the capital, whether by bike, boat, bus, or on foot
- where to go for the best views in town (the Washington Monument is closed until 2014, but there are other spots to recommend)
- which restaurants serve the best vegetarian fare (or pizza, or burgers, or Indian food, or French cuisine, etc)
- how to get an inside peek at the embassies
- those pubs where its fine to bring the family and those where youd best not
- highlights of the citys excellent museums, including entry, via YouTube video, to after hours parties at the Hirshhorn and other museums
- inside info that only a longtime local would know, from the name of the art museum responsible for launching countless romances to the best location for watching the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
✔ What DC ✭ A to Z offers:
- 250 entries
- nearly 2,300 photographs
- hundreds of YouTube videos that help bring DC to life
- hundreds of hyperlinks that link entries and lead to websites for added historical and factual context
- firsthand knowledge of each experience
- descriptions of 22 neighborhoods, 67 restaurants, 125+ attractions, 22 hotels, 43 nightlife venues, and prime shopping options
- ways to sort the information alphabetically and by category, price, and distance.
✔ This apps a snap: Easy to use and costing pennies more than a Georgetown Cupcake.
★ About the Author ★
Elise Hartman Ford has been a Washington, DC-based freelance writer since 1985, covering stories about the city for publications such as The Washington Post and National Parks magazine. The sole author of the annually published Frommers Guide to Washington, D.C., since 1998, Ford is the author of other guidebooks, as well, including Night + Day D.C. Ford knows the nations capital inside and out, from A to Z, Adams Morgan to the National Zoo.
★ About Sutro Media ★
This guide is published in partnership with Sutro Media. By enabling local writers to share their expertise on mobile phones, Sutro Media is making it easier and more fun to explore the world!
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