ANACOSTIA & SOUTHEAST WATERFRONTįollow the 11th Street Bridge across the Anacostia River to what was Washington’s first planned suburb, Uniontown. Metro: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan and walk or take the Circulator Bus green line. Bars and clubs put on a spread of nightlife options that reflect the diversity of the neighborhood-Latin music, Brit pop, and yes, event special nights for gay and lesbian customers. By day, urban adventurers leisurely stroll the heritage trail and take in colorful mural art (or a cheeky Sunday drag brunch) while ducking into present-day boutiques and bookstores. Long a multicultural hub, today its restaurant scene is a veritable global village ranging from Ethiopian and Thai to Mexican and Indian. The intersection of 18th Street and Columbia Road is where this buttoned-up city lets its hair down. While Dupont Circle is still considered to be the hub of DC’s gay and lesbian scene, GLBT couples have led the gentrification charge into other neighborhoods as well, from trendy U Street to Capitol Hill and the emerging Capitol Riverfront, home to the new baseball stadium. The following neighborhood information is courtesy of Destination DC (From hip to historic, DC’s neighborhoods are defined as much by distinct personalities as specific blocks or grids.
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