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Washington Capitals HOCKEY
( 202-397-7328; http://capitals.nhl.com ; 601 F St NW; Gallery Place-Chinatown) DC's
rough-and-tumble hockey team plays from October through April at the Verizon Center.

Washington Wizards BASKETBALL
( www.nba.com/wizards ; 601 F St NW; box office 10am-5:30pm Mon-Sat; Gallery Place-Chin-
atown) NBA season runs from October through April, with home games played at the Ve-
rizon Center. DC's WNBA team, the Washington Mystics ( www.wnba.com/mystics ) , also
plays here May to September.

Information

Destination DC ( 202-789-7000; www.washington.org ; 901 7th St NW, 4th fl) Doles out loads
of information online, over the phone or in person at a handy downtown location.

George Washington University Hospital (

202-715-4000; 900 23rd St NW; Foggy

Bottom-GWU)
International Visitors Information Desk ( 9am-5pm Mon-Fri) You'll find helpful multi-
lingual staff at this information desk run by the Meridian International Center. At the ar-
rivals terminal at Washington Dulles Airport.

Kramerbooks (1517 Connecticut Ave NW;

7:30am-1am Sun-Thu, 24hr Fri & Sat) One com-

puter with free access in the bar.
Online Visitor Information ( www.washington.org )

Washington City Paper ( www.washingtoncitypaper.com ) Free edgy weekly with entertain-
ment and dining listings.

Washington Post ( www.washingtonpost.com ) Respected daily city (and national) paper. Its
tabloid-format daily Express is free. Check online for events listings.

Getting There & Away

AIR
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD; www.metwashairports.com ) , 26 miles west
of the city center, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA;
703-417-8000) , 4.5 miles south, are the main airports serving DC, although Baltimore/
Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI;

410-859-7111;