Washington, D.C.

"Nation's Capital"

Washington, D.C. CBI*
*cities beautiful index
63
YOUR SCORE*
*from Ranking Test
 
Epiphany
69% 
Mentoring
85% 
Self Fulfillment
92% 
Elegance
54% 
Originality
54% 
Revelation
62% 
Grandeur
85% 
Selfhood
46% 
Chronicle
69% 
Kinship
54% 
Nature
62% 
Surety
77% 
Synergy
62% 
Dynamism
31% 
Sensation
38% 

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Principal Features

Washington National Cathedral
St. John's Church
Islamic Center of Washington DC

Honorable Mentions

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Monastery of Mount St. Sepulchre
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Principal Features

Smithsonian Museums
Library of Congress
National Gallery of Art

Honorable Mentions

Phillips Collection
Folger Shakespeare Library
Universities - Georgetown, George Washington, Howard, American,etc.

Self-Fulfillment

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Principal Features

The White House
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial

Honorable Mentions

Martin Luther King Jr. Monument
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

Principal Features

Jefferson Memorial
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Memorial Continental Hall (DAR Complex)

Honorable Mentions

Renwick Gallery

Principal Features

International Spy Museum
C & O Canal
Newseum

Honorable Mentions

The Octogon House
Kreeger Museum

Principal Features

National Air and Space Museum
Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Marian Koshland Science Museum (National Academy of Sciences)

Honorable Mentions

National Geographic Museum
Textile Museum

Principal Features

L'Enfant's Master Plan for Washington D.C.
The Capitol Building
The Mall

Honorable Mentions

Union Station
Treasury Building

Principal Features

Dumbarton Oaks
Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens
Tudor Place

Honorable Mentions

Capital Fringe Festival
Source Festival

Principal Features

National Archives
National Portrait Gallery
Ford's Theater

Honorable Mentions

Old Stone House
Heurich House Museum
Congressional Cemetery

Principal Features

War Memorials -- Vietnam Veterans, National World War II, Korean War Veterans, etc.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Neighborhoods -- Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Glover Park, Penn Quarter, Capitol Hill, etc.

Principal Features

National Zoological Park
The Tidal Basin
Theodore Roosevelt Island Park

Honorable Mentions

United States Botanic Garden
Enid A. Haupt Garden
U.S. National Arboretum
Rock Creek Park

Principal Features

The Pentagon
Supreme Court
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters

Honorable Mentions

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
National Museum of Crime and Punishment

Principal Features

Independence Day Celebration
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Smithsonian's Folklife Festival

Honorable Mentions

Capital Pride Festival

Principal Features

Potomac River Cruises
Old Town Trolleys
Bicycle and Segway Tours

Honorable Mentions

DC Circulator Busses

Principal Features

Panoramic views -- from Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Hay Adams Roof, W Hotel Roof, Old Post Office, etc.
Farmers Markets (40 in D.C.)
Music Festivals -- D.C. Jazz Festival, Summer Music Festival at the National Cathedral, etc.