Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
City Walk
Genteel Georgetown
Start
Mt Zion Cemetery
End
Georgetown Waterfront Park
Length
3 miles; three hours
If ever a neighborhood was prime for ambling, it's Georgetown, in all its leafy,
filigreed-manor glory.
African American
Mt Zion Cemetery
, near the intersection of 27th and Q Sts,
dates from the early 1800s. The nearby Mt Zion church was a stop on the Under-
ground Railroad; escaping slaves hid in a vault in the cemetery. The entrance to
Oak Hill Cemetery
(
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)
is a few blocks away at 30th and R Sts NW. Stroll
the obelisk-studded grounds and look for gravesites of prominent Washingtonians
such as Edwin Stanton (Lincoln's war secretary). Up the road
Dumbarton Oaks
(
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) offers exquisite Byzantine art inside and sprawling, fountain-dotted
gardens outside. The blooms in springtime are stunning.
George Washington's step-granddaughter Martha Custis Peter owned
Tudor
Place
(
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)
, the neoclassical mansion at 1644 31st St. It has some of Ge-
orge's furnishings from Mount Vernon on show.
where John F Kennedy proposed to Jackie. Walk along N St and you'll pass several
Federal-style townhouses in the 3300 block. JFK and Jackie lived at
3307 N St
,
between 1958 and 1961.
At the corner of 36th St and Prospect Ave, stare down the
Exorcist Stairs
(
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). This is where demonically possessed Reagan of the Exorcistsent vic-
tims to their screaming deaths. Joggers use the stairs by day; at night the steps
are legitimately creepy as hell.
Head to M St NW and pop in to whichever boutiques your wallet permits. At Jef-
ish with a monster cupcake and cappuccino. From there you can stroll down to
Georgetown Waterfront Park
(
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)
to watch the boats along the Potomac
River.
