Washington DC Hotel Near Top Music, Art & Cultural Hot Spots

Washington, DC is an exciting cultural destination with inspiring art museums, eclectic neighborhoods, thrilling performing arts, world-class entertainment, historic theaters, funky music clubs and a vibrant gay nightlife scene.

From the hip clubs, boutiques and art galleries of Dupont Circle to the nightlife hot spots, music joints and theaters of U Street, Washington, DC is a dynamic city full of style and surprise.

Explore Washington, DC’s Cultural Hot Spots

Georgetown.

Packed with history and culture, Georgetown is Washington, DC’s most vibrant neighborhood. This hip, energetic urban oasis is the hot shopping, dining and entertainment district, lined with unique boutiques, popular retailers, high-end design and antique shops, 100 restaurants, sensational spas and salons, gourmet bakeries and cafes, specialty markets, historic attractions and an exciting nightlife scene of upscale lounges, vibrant bars, hip hangouts, and swanky jazz clubs. Enjoy street festivals, including October’s Taste of Georgetown and April’s French Market. With its trendy, quaint ambiance, Georgetown is the perfect destination to mingle with travelers from around the globe. Visit www.georgetowndc.com.

Dupont Circle.

Centered around a lively urban park and the white marble Dupont Memorial Fountain, Dupont Circle is a vibrant, cosmopolitan neighborhood with Washington, DC’s finest art museums, historic mansions, unique bookstores, hip restaurants and cool art galleries. DuPont Circle is home to the Phillips Collection, one of DC’s leading art museums with paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Degas. Stroll through The Circle to trendy restaurants, bars, galleries, and bookstores, including Lambda Rising, the nation's most famous gay bookstore since 1974. DC's gay and lesbian hot spot, Dupont Circle offers funky gay bars and gay friendly eateries.

U Street District.

Washington, DC’s hottest nightlife spot, U Street is home to some of the city’s most exciting nightclubs, bars and theaters. The historical home to jazz legends like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk, the U Street neighborhood features DC’s largest jazz clubs and a collection of African American theaters. Hot nightclubs along the U Street Corridor include: Bohemian Caverns, Lincoln Theater, Twins Jazz, U-Topia, Velvet Lounge, Town Danceboutique, Duke's City Restaurant and Lounge and Café Saint Ex.

Penn Quarter.

Located near the Verizon Center, Penn Quarter is a revitalized historic neighborhood in downtown Washington, DC. Called Old Downtown by DC locals, this hip, energetic arts and entertainment district offers scores of hot restaurants, cool nightclubs, trendy bars, lively music venues, art galleries, theaters and fashion stores.