Trip the City - Washington, DC - Filed under 'Dining'

September 23, 2009

Eastern Market ~ 7th Street SE

The Eastern Market corridor features numerous locally-owned cafes, restaurants and boutiques. The area gets its name from the historic Eastern Market that anchors this portion of 7th Street SE on Capitol Hill.

The market itself is a long, brick structure filled with a variety of vendors. Cheese, meats, poultry, vegetables, baked goods, flowers... just a few of the groceries and goodies offered up at the separate stands that line the market's main promenade.

On weekends, the sidewalks outside the Market bustle with a farmers market, flea market, and more vendors offering everything from crepes to candy apples from their tents and carts.

Access: Eastern Market metro station (orange & blue lines)

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Filed under // Capitol Hill Corridors Dining Eastern Market Groceries Shopping

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September 22, 2009

Barracks Row ~ 8th Street SE

8th Street SE, the corridor known as Barracks Row, is a vibrant Capitol Hill destination street that includes a terrific variety of restaurants, bars, and shops.

Access: Eastern Market metro station (orange & blue lines)

Feature attraction: US Marine Corps' Marine Barracks Washington, home of the Silent Drill Platoon demonstrations. It's this historic military installation that gives this corridor its proud name.

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Filed under // Barracks Row Capitol Hill Corridors Dining Shopping

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September 21, 2009

Union Station

Union Station is both a transportation hub for getting to, from, and around DC, as well as a terrific destination in it's own right. Once slated for destruction, the beautiful building now houses a wide array of shops and food choices. And, fulfilling its core transportation mission, the station is a hub of several transportation options: