DC Neighborhoods: Be a Flaneur, Washington D.C., USA
Discover DC neighborhoods. Roam the streets and alleys of DC’s historic and eclectic neighborhoods. See 300 years of different architectural styles - Federal, Victorian, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts, Romanesque, Brutalism, and 20th Century Revival architecture.
Sample cuisines from around the world. Putter in antique stores, record shops, and local “Made In DC” retail establishments. Take a trip around the world but stay in your city. Be a flaneur.
“Flâneur is a French term used by nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire to identify an observer of modern urban life.” - Tate Museum
Discovering DC neighborhoods is a passion for me. In 2015, I swapped my country life in upper Montgomery County, Maryland for a highrise condo in Northwest Washington DC. While I still return to Boyds to hike at Black Hills Regional Park, I am now an urban walker.
Since I moved to DC, I regularly take weekend “discovery” walks in different DC neighborhoods. Book a walking tour if you visit Washington DC. (Check out my article on “ Tour Guides’ 11 Secret Places To Visit In Washington DC).
Washington DC is not just the home of the federal government. More than 700,000 residents are scattered across 131 neighborhoods (as unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Sample cuisines from around the world. Putter in antique stores, record shops, and local “Made In DC” retail establishments. Take a trip around the world but stay in your city. Be a flaneur.
“Flâneur is a French term used by nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire to identify an observer of modern urban life.” - Tate Museum
Discovering DC neighborhoods is a passion for me. In 2015, I swapped my country life in upper Montgomery County, Maryland for a highrise condo in Northwest Washington DC. While I still return to Boyds to hike at Black Hills Regional Park, I am now an urban walker.
Since I moved to DC, I regularly take weekend “discovery” walks in different DC neighborhoods. Book a walking tour if you visit Washington DC. (Check out my article on “ Tour Guides’ 11 Secret Places To Visit In Washington DC).
Washington DC is not just the home of the federal government. More than 700,000 residents are scattered across 131 neighborhoods (as unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: DC Neighborhoods: Be a Flaneur
Guide Location: USA » Washington D.C.
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Teresa Markle
Read it on Author's Website: https://femalesolotrek.com/2023/02/17/dc-neighborhoods-be-a-flaneur/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: USA » Washington D.C.
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Teresa Markle
Read it on Author's Website: https://femalesolotrek.com/2023/02/17/dc-neighborhoods-be-a-flaneur/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Catholic University of America
- Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land
- U.S. Capitol
- Library of Congress
- Eastern Market
- Lincoln Park
- Connecticut Avenue
- Uptown Theater
- Washington National Cathedral
- Amanda Gorman mural
- Massachusetts Avenue
- Sheridan Circle
- Kennedy Center
- Watergate
- Key Bridge
- Georgetown Waterfront
- Old Korean Legation Museum
- Carnegie Library
- Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
- M Street NW
- Pearl’s Bagels
- Meridian Hill Park
- Warder Mansion
- The Wharf
- U Street
- Howard Theatre
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