D.C. Area Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
recs for fun things to do as a tourist in the DC area?
Hi all... I feel stupid posting this since I'm from the DC area (Springfield, VA), but I haven't lived their since I was 18 and only go back to visit once every couple years, so I'm not familiar with the current cool things to do. 
Anyway, I have friends from the UK who are going to be visiting DC for several days, and they asked me for recs, therefore, I'm asking you! I was going to tell them to try and get to Georgetown and Old Towne, but if anyone has any specific restaurants/bars/touristy things to do, I would really appreciate it! They love good food and wine/beer, like museums and such, and are generally active people if that helps at all. TIA for any advice!
Re: recs for fun things to do as a tourist in the DC area?
Here is the list I give my visitors:
Monuments/Memorials
Capitol Building
Washington Monument - need tickets inadvance to see view at the top
WWII Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Sites/Attractions
White House
Arlington Cemetery
Basilica
National Cathedral
Old Post Office Pavilion (turned into afood court mostly, but there is an elevator to a great view)
Ford's Theatre
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
National Zoo
Museums
National Air & Space
National Museum of Natural History(Hope diamond)
National Museum of American History
National Gallery of Art
National Archives (Constitution, theBill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence)
U.S. National Arboretum
Holocaust Museum - need tickets inadvance
Library of Congress
International Spy Museum ($)
Newseum ($)
Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. - WaxMuseum ($)
Places
Georgetown - shopping, bars,restaurants
Old Town - shopping, bars, restaurants
Leesburg Outlets
Tyson's Corner Mall (huge mall)
Potomac Mill outlet
"They say with time it gets better. Not true. With time you only get used to it."
No problem! Some random recs:
Old Ebbitt Grill and Cafe Asia in DC
Baked & Wired in Georgetown
Matchbox in Chinatown
Old Town Alexandria:
Columbia FirehouseChadwicksLa MadelineUnion Street Pub HouseJoe Theismann?s Bilbo Baggins"They say with time it gets better. Not true. With time you only get used to it."