Washington, DC Bucket List

You have two months to experience everything that Washington, DC has to offer. And while we know you plan to fill your days diving into the political fray, we encourage you to take some time to enjoy the sites and sounds of the “swamp” we call home. Below, you’ll find a variety of recommendations from the America’s Future Foundation team and DC insiders. Check them out and let us know what you thought by using #AFFinaction on social!

Download the printable Bucket List here.

▢ Solly’s on U St
▢ Lucky Bar in Dupont
▢ Back patio of Tabard Inn for live music
▢ Ambar (Capitol Hill and Clarendon, Arlington)
▢ Murphy’s in Old Town Alexandria – live music and cheap wings on Wednesdays

▢ Free concerts at Millennium Stage every night at 6:00 pm
▢ Outdoor movies around the city
▢ Watch fireworks on the 4th of July at Cardoza High School
▢ 1st Friday open galleries in Dupont Circle.
▢ Get a team together to compete in DC Field Day
▢ Jazz in the Garden on Fridays
▢ Tuesday Night Liberty Karaoke at O’Sullivans
▢ Leadership Institute’s 4th of July Conservative Soirée

▢ &Pizza
▢ Sweetgreen
▢ Compass Coffee
▢ Glen’s Grocery
▢ Ben’s Chili Bowl
▢ Lots of local breweries: Port City, Atlas, Right Proper, Caboose Brewing
▢ Federalist Pig

▢ The “Spanish Step” hidden in the Dupont Circle neighborhood
▢ Sunday afternoon drum circles at Meridian Hill Park
▢ Sunday mornings at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market
▢ Weekend mornings at Eastern Market and/or Union Market
▢ Shops and waterfront on King Street in Old Town Alexandria
▢ Monument tour at night
▢ Dumbarton Oaks (See where the United Nations was conceived!)
▢ Hike Rock Creek Park
▢ Volunteer bottling parties at Cotton & Reed rum distillery (and others around town)
▢ Visit wineries in Northern Virginia
▢ Rent a kayak, canoe, or paddle board at Thompson’s Boat Center and drift down the Potomac
▢ Take a day trip to Harpers Ferry (go tubing if you’re brave!)
▢ Embassy events

▢ Cato Institute
▢ Heritage Foundation
▢ American Enterprise Institute
▢ TFAS’ Capitol Hill Lecture Series

▢ Talent Market
▢ Leadership Institute
▢ John Quincy Adams Society
▢ Charles Koch Institute programs
▢ Young Voices
▢ Taliesin Nexus
▢ The “What’s Going On” email list
▢ Rules of Networking Facebook Group

▢ Profs and Pints events
▢ Politics and Prose Bookstore events

▢ July 18 – AF Writers Happy Hour at Local 16
▢ July 24 – Washington Nationals Baseball Game

The first three people to tag AF on social using #AFFinaction at five of these locations and email the links to [email protected] will receive a free AF swag bag!

Welcome to Washington!