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Washington, D.C. Resources

What do CCT students do when they are not in class or studying? We took a small alumni and current student survey of the most popular places -- in and around DC -- that CCT students visit when they aren't writing a paper or reading for a class.

Some activites are free, some cost a little pocket change -- but all are great ways to spend an evening out on the town, or a quiet weekend afternoon exploring the nation's capital.

Favorite Undiscovered D.C. Treasure:
Crafty Bastards fair in Adam's
Morgan
Greenberry's Coffee in Rosslyn
Rock Creek Park
free samples at Balducci's
Rock Creek Park Horse Center--Trail rides through the park
Running empty streets at 5 a.m. on a too hot, too humid summer day 
HR-57 Center for the Preservation of Jazz
The Arboretum
The Library of Congress
National Building Museum
Banana Cafe's Piano Bar
George Mason Memorial
Great Falls
 
Favorite Low-Budget Bites:
Marvelous Market
Quick Pita
Five Guys
Ben's Chili Bowl
Chipotle
Cosi
Booeymongers
Moby Dick's
Tryst
Busboys and Poets
The Diner in Adam's Morgan
Greek Deli in Dupont
Corner Bakery
Dukem on U & 12 NW
Meyhane 
Hard Times Cafe
Zorba's Cafe
Cafe La Ruche

Favorite Dining Splurges:
Indique
The Chophouse
Sequoia
Paparazzi
Bangkok Bistro
Kinkeads
Bistro Bis
Cafe Deluxe
Bangkok Joes
Georgia Brown's
The Tabard Inn
DC Coast 
Zengo
Mimi's
Bistrot Du Coin
Jaleo
Zatinya
Lebanese Taverna

Favorite Music Venue:
9:30 Club
Busboys and Poets
HR 57
DC 9
Black Cat
State Theater
DAR Constitution Hall
Wolf Trap
Ellington's on Eighth
Banana Cafe

Exploring the Great Outdoors:
Roosevelt Island
Walking/running on the Key Bridge
Hiking at Great Falls
Old Town Alexandria walking tour
Walk around the Tidal Basin
Walking/Running/Biking in Rock Creek Park
Kayaking in the Potomac
Biking the George Washington Parkway to Alexandria
Long walks up 16th Street or down South Capitol Street

Favorite Museum or Cultural Activity:
Corcoran
Georgetown history tour
National Gallery of Art
JFK walking tour
Dumbarton Oaks
Natural History Museum
Chili Cook-off
The Hirschorn
The National Building Museum
The High Heel Races on 17th Street
The National Museum of Health and Medicine
Library of Congress

Favorite Happy Hours:
McFadden's
Cafe Citron
Lucky Bar
Rhino (GO RED SOX!)
Cloud - cheap tapas and drinks
Alero
Front Page
Cafe Asia
Rock Bottom
Four Green Fields (formerly Four P's)
Halo
Clyde's Gallery Place
Capitol Lounge (cheap drinks)
Belgian Happy Hour at Bohemian Caverns
Fox & Hound
Tapatini's
Gazuza

Favorite Movie Theater:
E. St. Cinema - independent, foreign films, etc.,
Screen on the Green - summertime
The Uptown
Loews Georgetown
Loews Dupont
The Imax at the Air and Space Museum
Majestic in Silver Spring

Favorite Clothing Shop:
Anthropologie
Unique Boutique in Dupont Circle
H&M
Proper Topper
Universal Gear
Energie
Zara
South Moon Under
BCBG
REI
American Apparel
Filene's Basement
Secondi
 
Favorite Website/Blog:
www.tubcat.com
www.imdb.com
www.tifanddara.com
www.MySpace.com
www.gofugyourself.com
www.salon.com
www.popgadget.org
www.dooce.com
www.wonkette.com
www.dcist.com
www.craigslist.org
www.fark.com
www.ebay.com
www.epicurious.com
www.facebook.com
www.washingtonpost.com
www.nytimes.com
www.postsecret.com
www.wonkette.com
www.dcist.com
www.metacritic.com
www.aldaily.com
www.allmusic.com
www.allmovie.com
www.themoviespoiler.com
www.thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com
 
Favorite Neighborhood to Live In:
Rosslyn, VA
Clarendon, VA
Dupont Circle
Glover Park
Cleveland Park
Chinatown
Foxhall Village
U St./Cardoza
Penn Quarter
Eastern Market
Logan Circle
Columbia Heights
Eastern Market/Barracks Row
 
Favorite Place to Read:
Greenberry's Coffee
Tryst
Georgetown Public Library -
has benches and grassy knoll on top of a hill on Wisonsin Ave. where you can
see the skyline of DC
Top of Leavey
Lawn in front of Healy
Top of CarBarn
National Gallery Sculpture Garden
Teaism
Lincoln Park
Soho Tea & Coffee
Busboys and Poets
Dupont Circle
Ching Ching Cha
 
Favorite Gourmet Food Shop:
Dean and Deluca
Chocolate Moose
Whole Foods
Balducci's
Marvelous Market
Best Cellars (wine is food)
Downtown Fresh Farm Farmer's Market
 
 
Favorite Place to See and Be Seen:
Any Club in Adam's Morgan
Any store in Dupont
Any place in Georgetown
K Street Lounge
National Mall
Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Race
Kayaking on the Potomac
RFK for a National's Game
Drag Bingo at Chaos
St. Ex
Bar Pilar
 
Favorite Free Activity:
ALL Smithsonian museums
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Running or Biking in Rock Creek Park, Capital Cresent/Tow Path, Mt. Vernon
Playing Lacrosse on the National Mall
Free Samples at Balducci's
Browsing the Farmer's Market (near Cap. Hill) in the spring time.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Movies at the National Gallery
Jazz in the National Gallery Sculpture Garden
The Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Screen on the Green (during the summer)