Sparkling views of the Potomac River are only blocks to about seven miles away from condominiums just about anywhere in Washington, DC, and is only one of the many reasons to live in or lease a vacation rental in the nation’s capital besides the Capitol, Smithsonian, and national monuments.
Trees, including the nine-mile Rock Creek Park and little parks throughout the city, dot the landscape and make it a hiker’s paradise and comforting place to sit on a bench, jog, bike, or watch Georgetown University crew teams row the waters. Washington, DC, condos for sale line the Potomac in Georgetown and Foggy Bottom, walking distance to the Kennedy Center.
Go to the Kennedy Center terrace for a sweeping view of the river. Dine in its rooftop restaurant. See a play, a concert, take advantage of one of the free offerings, or relish its art displays, gifts from countries worldwide. The renovated National Theater, not far from the White House, and Warner Theater, on the next street, are also popular venues for national touring companies. Or, enjoy the small theater groups throughout the District, including the well-respected Arena Stage.
Down the street from the Arena is the Washington Waterfront, an enclave of restaurants and nightclubs, and one of the best places to buy fresh seafood.
Stroll through the National Zoo at dawn to hear the monkeys playing outside. It’s just across the street from condominiums in Woodley Park. Washington, DC, condos for rent are an opportunity for short-term commitments. Many condos are only a few blocks from the Metro subway system.
Condominium life is a nightlife lover’s mecca in hot Adams Morgan. Downstairs from a bustling clubs filled with well-regarded ethnic bands and rooftop lounges that are open-air during comfortable weather. A vacation rental there is like visiting several different countries in one day, especially in its widely-lauded Ethiopian restaurants.
From the soaring new condos developments around Metro Center near Ford’s Theater to the historic units along the Georgetown waterfront, Washington, DC, is a real estate boom. Sample what you’d like via a vacation rental before you make a decision to make your own real estate purchase. You might like a vacation rental in Capitol Hill if you plan to frequent the Smithsonian museums. Or, buy real estate and become a member of the family pool club.
As cosmopolitan as is Washington, DC, neighbors know neighbors in areas like Dupont Circle and Cleveland Park. Magnificent real estate is available on grounds rich with native flowering shrubs, pools, and playgrounds. Get to know those who don’t make a daily living from the federal government as well as some of the most influential people in the world. Drive up Massachusetts Avenue to sightsee Embassy Row. Read the Washington Post Friday Weekend Section and you just might find an embassy open for tours.
Live in a Washington, DC, condo in Friendship Heights, on the border of Maryland, and skirt down the red line on the Metro to downtown for shopping and lunch before a switch to the orange line to the Smithsonian for a summer evening concert. Festivals abound year-round on the National Mall. In springtime it’s the best place to metro for a leisurely stroll to the cherry blossoms gracing the Jefferson Memorial. Come the hot days of summer, that stroll’s focus can be a paddleboat in the Tidal Basin where you lie back lazily and consider the statue of Thomas Jefferson and what he would think of the arches on his memorial. |
