What are the best places to visit and eat in Washington DC?

Wow, there are some really bad answers to this question. The person at the bottom seemed to answer the best so far.

Museums are easy...there are so many and most of them are close together. Do not forget to check out the Phillips Gallery if you like art...its in DuPont.

As far as restaurants...this is my expertise. DC is filled with lots of expensive restaurants...but there are plenty of very affordable good eats. I think you should go by neighborhood.

Capitol Hill...for breakfast try Jimmy T's on East Capitol...its a dive with amazing breakfast or Tunnicliffs on 7th Street across from Eastern Market...they have some outside seating if you are in the mood for outdoors. Eastern Market is a great thing to do during the weekend...lots of vendors with very interesting art and jeweley and produce...a real market with some interesting things...gets very crowded...its in NE DC and is not scary at all...don't listen to that other person.

Also on Capitol Hill...a street now called Barracks Row (across teh street from teh Marine Barracks) are lots of restaurants and fun bars. A very good Belgian place, very affordable, nice for dinner, is Belga Cafe.

China Town...this is the new hot area of DC...lots of amazing restaurants...but most of them are costly...some good food that is not too pricey is Jaleo, a tapas restaurant. Cafe Atlantico, latino restaurant with great mojitos. Zola restaurant connected to the Spy Museum is a great restaurant and so pretty...its a little more expensive, but not unaffordable, and very yummy.

Downtown...this is a chain, but amazing...Todd English's restaurant Olives...more expensive but affordable and super yummy.

DuPont...lots of affordable restaurants in DC. It's better to just walk up and down the streets and see what looks best to you. If you walk over to 16th Street...just one block out of DuPont...is one of the best sushi restaurants in DC, Sushi Taro and a restaurant I have been dyign to go to...Kome. mmmmmmmm.

This is a good start...let me know if you need more.

Another fun place to visit, about 10 minutes away from DC is Old Town Alexandria...its beautiful and lots of good restaurant.

I love to eat.

Monuments and memorials, modern neighbourhoods, true local flavor this is what Washington, DC is; a location unlike some other; just like this page hotelbye . Washington it's your home away from home with free museums and America's front yard. Washington is recognized around the globe as a image of the United States. Here, the place you can't miss is the Capitol. Capitol is the seat of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The big dome, on the basis of the dome of St. Peter's in Rome, sticks out most importantly other Washington buildings. Like Washington itself, the developing has grown over the years since the central portion was developed between 1793 and 1812. The final addition, in 1958-62, increased the main façade wherever presidents get the oath. On another side, a marble terrace presents lovely views on the mall and the city. The inner is resplendent with frescoes, reliefs, and paintings, specially the rotunda underneath the great cast-iron dome with a roof painting by Constantino Brumidi and large paintings of moments from American record on the walls.

One of the best ways to experience Washington is on foot, visiting monuments and museums found on the National Mall, like the Smithsonian Nearby you have Arlington National Cemetery,

In sport, Washington, DC is the home to the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Redskins, Washington Mystics and Washington Nationals.

Washington neighborhoods you have Chinatown, Capitol Hill, Downtown, and others.

Casual cafes and upscale bistros line the trendy streets of Georgetown, while the downtown district sizzles with a host of new restaurants. Kayakers tackle the Potomac River . And much more

There is so much to do and see .... you could download a free visitor guide here

http://mp.washington.org/Visitor_Request.aspx?IDCT...

that will help you know what Washington DC, has to offer.

Enjoy it

It really depends on what kinds of things you like to do. There is so much to do there, and the majority of it is free (well, kind of as we already paid for it with out tax dollars!). The White House is interesting, but you have to arrange that in advance with your congressman. It's easier to get in for a tour of the Capital. Again, you arrange that with your congressman or show up at the line on the right side of the capital in the morning. There are all the Smithsonian Museums...we like the American History one the best, with Fonzi's coat and the Ruby Slippers and the original Star Spangled Banner, and so much more. The Art Museums, the Renwick and the National Portrait Gallery (recently re-opened after renovations) usually have have special exhibits. You might like the Bureau of Engraving, where you can see how money is made. LOTS of it! The Halocaust Museum is a must see, also, and it's just around the corner from the Bureau of Engraving. I like the Eastern Market on the weekends, when you can visit the artisans there. On Friday nights you can sometimes attend On The Story, a CNN program that is taped at George WAshington University...I could go on and on about all the fun things to do there!

I don't know if you are rich or not. Everything in DC is extremely expensive. We went to a museum - ok it was free and that was awesome but we went to their restaurant - downstairs. It was packed. We had 2 burgers, 1 salad and 3 small sodas and it was about $50. This was about 4 years ago. McDonalds is even more expensive in DC. The cheapest food are the hot dog stands on the side of the road. Otherwise, there are a LOT of restaurants. If you are watching your wallet though, take a trip into Virginia or something (next door) and eat. I'm not rich so just my personal advice.

Start out on the mall between the Washington monument at one end and the Capitol building at the other. The Smithsonian main building is about half way down and a good place to meet friends.

There are restaurants within walking distance behind the Smithsonian.

Smithsonian, White House, Capital, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Holocaust Museaum, National Archives, Arlington Cemetery (altought it's in VA), Embassy Row, National Zoo, Monuments, Union Station. America in Union Station is a good place to eat. Chinatown also has some good restaraunts.

Well all of the typical monuments and memorials are great to visit. The museums are also very fun. To eat, well i would suggest the Hard Rock Cafe or the ESPN zone. I loved both of those. They were great. We also ate at a french resturant when we went, but i didn't like the food too much (and niether did anyone that i was with) I don't remember the name of it, but i would not suggest it.

Make sure you visit the National Archives. It is amazing. I loved everything about that.

To visit? The Smithsonian museums are fantastic. The FBI building tour is very good. Don't miss the Capitol Building, and the tour of the Mint (where they print money). Also, the Washington Monument, for the view.

Can't tell you where to eat, sorry.

As for sites: the Smithsonian museums are pretty cool and are all free. then there are the Washington monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson memorial. Arlington Cemetery is quite a site as well. The Library of Congress is amazing the inside and how it's decorated and they've got a good tour.