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Capitol & Waterfront
Choose Capitol Hill’s public institutions, a riverside neighborhood or the Southwest waterfront.
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Find your place
Capitol & Waterfront, a little closer.
Choose Capitol Hill’s public institutions, a riverside neighborhood or the Southwest waterfront. These are separate areas; ticket arrangements and travel between them deserve their own time.
The district outline locates these featured areas. Six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings, not official wards. Markers are approximate centers, not museum entrances or walking routes. Select a place to open its guide. District boundary: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
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Photo credits & visitor sources
Real DC photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- 2018-03-26 – United States Capitol East Front, viewed from the east – Washington, D.C., United States.jpg — Beethoven, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Yards Park 1.jpg — AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- The Wharf 12.jpg — AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront, Southwest Waterfront. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
District boundary: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Area markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. These are editorial discovery areas, not official ward boundaries. Washington, D.C. is a federal district, not a state.