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Washington, D.C, the capital of the United States of America and the seat of its three branches of government, has an unparalleled collection of free, public museums, and the lion's share of the nation's most treasured monuments and memorials.
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C, south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square.
The West End is the western section of downtown, including the central business district, sometimes known as Golden Triangle or, simply, K St, along with the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
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Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington DC just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S.
The neighborhoods of the Upper Northwest rank among the nation's most wealthy and privileged.
Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods East of the River.
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington …
Near Northeast refers to the area just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station, but south of Brookland.
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park.
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French: District de Columbia
Japanese: ワシントン D.C.
Japanese: ワシントン・コロンビア特別区
Korean: 워싱턴 D.C.
Korean: 워싱턴 DC
Korean: 컬럼비아 특별구
Lithuanian: Kolumbijos apygarda
Russian: Округ Колумбия
Spanish: Distrito de Columbia
Spanish: Washington D.C.
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