A Different D.C. for Each Personality
April 12, 2007. MSN.com reprinted a Travel + Leisure article with a unique take on the Washington, D.C., vacation. If you’re planning on staying in a luxury vacation rental in the D.C. area, or just looking for a destination idea, this should be required reading. T+L suggested tours for different personality types: political animals, diplomats and spies, history geeks, and artists and aesthetes.
Political animals should note that the White House no longer allows tourists to just line up outside the door, according to the article. Apparently, visitors must now reserve a spot ahead of time. If you want to see important people at dinner, head to Charlie Palmer Steak on Constitution Avenue.
Aspiring diplomats and spies can check out the International Spy Museum, and then pretend they’re in another country in one of D.C.’s fabulous multi-ethnic neighborhoods. If you consider yourself a culinary adventurer, this town offers everything from Ethiopian to Ukrainian.
History geeks might be disappointed to hear the National Museum of American History is closed this year for renovation, but T+L suggests the National Air and Space Museum and the memorials located on the Mall. To travel back in time, take a stroll among the 18th and 19th century homes of the Georgetown neighborhood.
