All About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

Restaurants In Washington, District of Columbia
	Ben's Chili Bowl (Restaurant) 1213 U Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 667-0909	Equinox (Restaurant) 818 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 331-8118
	Bread Line (Restaurant) 1751 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 822-8900	Cities Restaurant & Lounge (Restaurant) 919 19th Street, Washington, DC (202) 331-3232
	Blue Duck Tavern (Restaurant) 1201 24th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 419-6755	Founding Farmers (Restaurant) 1924 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC (202) 822-8783
	Restaurant Nora (Restaurant) 2132 Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 462-5143	KAZ Sushi Bistro (Restaurant) 1915 I Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 530-5500
	Ben's Chili Bowl (Restaurant) 1213 U Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 667-0909	Chalin's (Restaurant) 1912 I Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 293-6000
	Blue Duck Tavern (Restaurant) 1201 24th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 419-6755	Cities Restaurant & Lounge (Restaurant) 919 19th Street, Washington, DC (202) 331-3232
	Chop't Creative Salad Co (Restaurant) 1105 19th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 955-0665	Restaurant Nora (Restaurant) 2132 Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 462-5143
	Georgia Brown's (Restaurant) 950 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 393-4499	Founding Farmers (Restaurant) 1924 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC (202) 822-8783

Hotels In Washington, District of Columbia
	Club Quarters (Hotel) 839 17th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 974-4222	State Plaza Hotel (Hotel) 2117 E Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 861-8200
	Embassy Suites Washington D.C. (Hotel) 1250 22nd Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 857-3388	Hotel Monaco (Hotel) 700 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 628-7177
	The Madison Hotel (Hotel) 1177 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 862-1600	Morrison-Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant (Hotel) 1015 L Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 898-1200
	The Melrose Georgetown (Hotel) 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 955-6400	The Mayflower Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel (Hotel) 1127 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 347-3000