Georgetown

Introduction

Georgetown, in northwest Washington, D.C., is the capital oldest and most charming neighborhood, founded in 1751, forty years before the District itself. Built along the Potomac River, it preserves 18th- and 19th-century Federal and Georgian red-brick rowhouses, cobblestone lanes, and wrought-iron balconies redolent of old America, the deepest historic fabric in Washington. Main streets M Street and Wisconsin Avenue gather high-end boutiques, antique shops, independent bookstores, and Michelin restaurants, the capital most fashionable shopping and dining destination. Georgetown University, with its Ivy-style Gothic campus and top diplomacy school, adds academic vitality. The Potomac waterfront Georgetown Waterfront Park is a walking and boating haven, and the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath is now a hiking and biking trail linking Georgetown to farther towns. From Georgetown one can see the Kennedy Center and Watergate, and in cherry blossom season the canal banks turn cloud-pink. It is both the top choice for visitors seeking Washington classic charm and a favorite local leisure spot.

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