I walk past this art installation every time we come in and out the hotel. I finally stopped to…read moreread & understand what this is. The artist tried to replicate the water flow of the rivers. When the fountains are on water should flow out of the rocks near the hotel doors. The water will create rivers and disappear at the pillars. The plaza connects the courthouse, farmers market, hotel, shops, and restaurants with an attractive pedestrian with chairs, flowers, and seating. Many of the restaurants and Starbucks have tables and chairs outside in the plaza.

At the corner of 14th and R Streets NW is Nigerian-American artist Victor Ekpuk's The Dancer, a…read more10-foot bright-red cool abstract metal sculpture sitting on a square plinth. Come check it out!

The Polka Dot Park is a fun, bright community space in historic Hyattsville. It's in a former…read moreparking lot. The space is large with blue picnic tables and murals decorated the walls. It's a great space for community events!

Polka Dot Park is awesome. There was a fairly desolate looking lot in Hyattsville that now has a…read morelot of tastefully done art that consistently provides backdrops for many many photos. The space is gently sloped and there are a number of picnic tables, umbrellas and lights that, along with the colors, make for a whimsical community space. During warmer months, bands will play on the loading dock that can be repurposed as a stage. While driving by on most days, you can see people taking selfies with the large "Handmade in Hyattsville" painting, or with one of the colorfully painted garage doors as the backdrop. According to their facebook page, it is made possible by Urban Investment Partners.

I love this so much! Super cool majestic little tree box with a lot of neat little details. Keep…read moreyour eyes open and you find it along the street tucked away under a tree. I love that this is being maintained. Check this out!

This little fairy garden is a well known spot in the neighborhood and constantly maintained by the…read moreneighbors and changed upon seasons and themes.

Hidden on a typical residential street is a huge secret vegetable garden! Out back is an elderly…read moreman selling his vegetables only to those few who know about it! Organic, real, local and fresh! Check it out!

You will find this mural at the top of the escalator at the Crystal City Metro Station. It greets…read moreyou as soon as you come up from the subway. It is the work of Lisa Marie Thalhammer, A feminist activist and member of the LGBTQ community, who is known for using rainbow colors in her murals. Thalhammer was commissioned by National Landing Business Improvement District as part of Metro's Art in Transit Program. It was painted in 2021 and is intended to promote positivity, calm the nervous system and inspire a sense of joy and wonderment for viewers. Thalhammer designed the mural to exude "a pleasing, meditative energy that embraces commuters in a hug of color." She went on to say that, "my murals turn overlooked spaces into portals of positivity." It is a rainbow painting with colorful vertical sections. The colors are very vivid and bright the mural is in excellent shape. It spans 115 feet long and 20 feet high. Thalhammer used spray enamel on concrete wall. In all, she uses 23 colors in the mural. They blend so well that I did not even think they were that many colors used. I really like this mural and have passed it many times, It does exude positivity and I can never be in a bad mood looking at it. It surley adds a lot of beauty to an otherwise dull Metro station. As nice as this piece is, it is not a destination piece. Most viewers will either be passengers going through the Crystal City Metro Subway Station or passerby's. With that being said, I recommend making a visit here part of a larger itinerary. For those still wishing to check this wonderful mural out, there is metered street parking and commercial garages within a reasonable walking distance.

Since 1998, the Kiwanis Club of Tysons Corner, Virginia, has actively served the community and in…read morethe process, has enriched the lives of its members. Members are young in age and lively in spirit. Members range from mid-twenties to mid-forties, and live in many of the surrounding areas of Tysons Corner. Meetings are held twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 7:30 pm, in Room 229A at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church. I really love being a member of this club. My favorite projects are teaching Safe Sitter classes, working in Clemyjontri Park and supporting Key Club and CKI. We're a friendly group, so please come out to a meeting to find out what we're all about.

Not to be confused with Ringo City, Johnsville, or Paulsbury, this is my fave spot in the DMV…read more Georgetown is the heart of Washington DC, for me. It's one of the top party neighbourhoods, it's full of old charm and landmarks and points of interest. Hours of fun, and lots of hot people. Good things to eat, and it's a hell of a lot more walkable than some parts of DC. Did you hear what happened when Robert Redford tried to get with Demi Moore in this town? It was an in-DC Proposal. Washington DC is the nation's capital - as Americans like to say. It has a lot going for it and has so many rich suburbs that it doesn't know what to do with them. It's posher than the head of the Beckham household. Unfortunately it also has some of the poorest areas you will find, and that is a real contradiction and juxtaposition if you think about it. Some of the tragically poor neighborhoods are really close to all the tourist attractions, and it does in many ways typify, symbolize, and define America for me. Having extreme wealth and extreme poverty close by without anybody giving much of a damn - so capitalist. So I drove from Atlantic City to Washington recently. It was my AC-DC drive. And it took me all night long. The other things I really dislike about Washington DC are the traffic and attitudes. It's probably the worst traffic in the country alongside LA, but LA has the reputation and DC less so... perhaps people don't realize what they're going to be dealing with. There is definitely a problem here with friendliness. Because maybe everybody is from somewhere else and there are a lot of young professionals. Having lived three years of my life in this region I have to say that it wasn't the most warm and friendly, and didn't have as much culture as I would have hoped. I have a NYC heart but I'm a bit of a DChead. The suburb I like most in the Nova area is Annandale. It's basically Korea. It has a lot of fun stuff happening even late at night. Falls Church and Arlington both have a lot going for them as well. Fairfax and Manassas can be a little bit of suburban hell as can Reston. But there are some nice things out there too. I know a very pretty girl here who has a gas problem (sorry if TMI). She's a fashion model, has been on Vogue once, Marie Claire twice. I call her my "DC Breezy Beautiful Cover Girl." In terms of food I would definitely say it is underrated - especially by me - because for the longest time I thought the food here was absolutely awful, and not anything that I would really go out of my way to get. I was of the school of thought that Chicago was the best, NYC was overrated, Philly was great, and Boston & DC were not worth the paper their food was printed on. I since realized I was wrong. NYC is the best food city in the world, if you know where to go, and where to go is named "Queens." If it were just Manhattan it'd be overrated and overpriced as all living hell, but Queens is the best food neighbourhood in the world. Philly and Chi-town are still great, but Boston and DC aren't nearly as bad as I thought, again, if you know where to go. But not for what they are "famous" for. Boston is all about the Brazilian and desserts, not the expensive or Italian stuff. Maybe the seafood too, that part of the legend is correct. DC, known for burgers and sandwiches, has nothing good in either department. For sandwiches go to Philly. And I don't mean cheesesteak (ew) I mean roast pork, roast beef, and pot roast sandwiches. There was a time when I'd have rather eaten feces than DCs but things have changed. What DC is good for, is hidden ethnic treats. Lately I have been finding some real gems. Some in the Georgetown area. A few in DC itself. A few in Maryland. And then a decent amount in Northern Virginia as well. Or rather a DC amount. So a little bit of everything. The best of G-town: Falafel Inc - Love the prices and mission of the place too. District Doughnuts in Georgetown Here are the best of the rest of DC: Silk Road Choyhona - best Uzbek food. Max's - best Israeli - get shawarma/falafel with all the add-ons & spicy stuff. Sadie Ann's inside the Dutch Village Market, hot pretzels and banana shakes. &pizza - just wow. And these Sardi's - some of the best Peruvian chicken and sauce, ever. Lovely Salvadoran food and drinks at Casita Gyros from Yia Yia's and Plaka Hard Times Cafe - delicious Chili Mac (Terlingua Red) Late night, it has to be Kabob Palace Torta at El Rulas in Manassas Afghan and Persian food at Mazadar The Burger Shack - the best And a few treats: Sno Cream Company inside The Block in Annandale York Castle - crazy tropical flavors So if your Grandpa is way too SLEAZY And his advances make you QUEASY And his breathing is way too WHEEZY Wandering hands all clammy and GREASY Walk out on him and come and SEE ME I'll tell you pick up lines that are cute and CHEESY I'll whisper in your ear and make you feel EASY And after, I'll take you for the best food in DC WHAT