East End

The obvious place to go from the East End is the National Mall, just to the south, where you will find, well, just about all of the capital's main attractions.

The nightlife here is plentiful and very visitor-friendly, but it is very much divorced from real Washingtonian culture—head up to the north central neighborhoods of Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan and the U St Corridor to see how the locals like to wine, dine, and party.