The '''Northeast''' is a large district of Washington, D.C., north of the Capitol Hill, the Anacostia River, and Adams Morgan, and east of Rock Creek Park.
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Together with nearby similar communities such as Manor Park, Brightwood and Shepherd Park, which all bleed into one another, these areas fill the entire '''North-Central''' part of D.C. located east of Rock Creek.
'''Rock Creek Park''' with its Carter Barron Amphitheatre and the '''Walter Reed Army Medical Center''', the main U.S. hospital for returning wounded vets, dominate sections of the Northeast.
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See
Union Station. 0 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. etro: Union Station on the Red Line. 1-(202)-289-1908. ttp://www.unionstationdc.com. Not just a train station or metro stop, the Beaux Arts architecture of the 1908 building makes it worth a look. Open long after the museums close, it contains shops, restaurants and a cinema. A large monument to Christopher Columbus stands outside the building.
'''National Shrine''', 400 Michigan Avenue, NE (''Metro: Brookland-CUA on the Red Line''), [http://www.nationalshrine.com]. This massive, stunning Catholic Basilica is not only the perfect place for any American Catholic to make a pilgrimage; people of any faith will be in awe when they see the sheer size of this church. Anyone interested in architecture will be interested to see how this building was constructed without using any modern methods like structural steel beams and framework, and how it also seamlessly blends architectural styles from different periods over the last 2000 years.
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Eat
'''Union Station Food Court''' - on the bottom level of Union Station, located NE of the National Mall. Metro stop: Union Station. The setting is noisy and crowded and the food is nothing special, but the prices are often cheaper than what is available in nearby museums.
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El Limeno. 01 Upsur St NW. 1 202 829-5551. u-Th 11AM-11PM, F-Sa 11AM-midnight. 10-22. As a rule in D.C., you have to wander pretty far off the beaten path to find good Latino eats, and El Limeno's residential location in Petworth satisfies that criterion well. It's an attractive sit-down restaurant with a long menu of Salvadoran and Mexican dishes (stick to the Salvadoran), with especially good soups and seafood. Full bar.
Drink
Cardinal's Nest. he Nest. Frequented by Catholic University Students, this small bar offers cheap drinks and home cooked food. NFL season brings 50 cent wings and $5 pitchers
Atlas District
The Atlas District has been going strong for several years now, despite the fact that most Washingtonians remain afraid of the neighborhood, and offers D.C.'s most eclectic, most unique, most off-beat nightlife. This isn't simply a strip full of hipsters lounging in dives—the different venues, bars, and lounges all have a ''very'' strong sense of individual character. Since they're pretty much all lined up on the 1200 block, you can have a very fulfilling one-night crawl!
The Palace of Wonders. 210 H St, NE. 1 202 398-7469. ttp://www.palaceofwonders.com/home.html. u-Th 7PM-2AM, F-Sa 7PM-3AM. overs: free-$10. D.C.'s carnie bar. Friendly, down-to-earth, and weird patrons of all stripes flock here to watch the various freak shows, sword swallowers, burlesque dancers, acrobats, female arm-wrestlers, fire-dancers, drag queens, magicians—and to have a good time. Downstairs gets extremely crowded F-Sa during shows in this relatively small bar, but there's always some room upstairs or on the back balcony's merry-go-round (heated!). When things die down, and especially when you've already had a few drinks, dig the Museum of Oddities on the second floor.
Rock and Roll Hotel. 353 H St, NE. 1 202 388-7625. ttp://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/. u-Th 7PM-2AM, F-Sa 7PM-3AM. ometimes covers: $4-15. Not a hotel, rather H Street's biggest performance venue/nightclub in a former funeral home. Regardless of whether anyone's playing downstairs (indie rock or DJs), the upstairs is a pretty terrific place to hang out, shoot some pool, get some drinks, or play that piano (if you can hear yourself over the blaring rock music). The atmosphere is a fun mix of metal and western.
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w Domku Cafe & Bar. 21 Upsur St NW. 1 202 722-7475. ttp://www.domkucafe.com/. u-W 5PM-11PM, Th 10AM-11PM, F-Sa 10AM-midnight+, Su 10AM-10PM. ishes: $8-20, flights: $16. This is one of the most fun places to get a drink in the city. The atmosphere is laid back, fashionable, and Scandinavian. The food is as well, which also ventures into Polish and Baltic cuisines. Think of the food more as a fun sampling experience though, as the prices are fairly high and the portions small. For drinks, you'll be spoiled for options that you won't find ''anywhere'' else: Georgian wines (and Chacha!), Baltic lagers, Armenian brandies, and Scandinavian aquavits. Flights of three of the latter are especially popular, with all sorts of surprising infusions like dill, chili pepper, cardamom, etc.
Sleep
'''Comfort Inn & Suites''', 1600 New York Avenue, Tel (202) -832-3200, [http://www.hershahotels.com/District-of-Columbia/Washington-DC0001-Home.aspx].
Intown Uptown Inn. 907 14th Street NW. ake a 52, 53, or 54 bus from anywhere on 14th Street NW, and get off at Emerson Street. 02-541-9400. ttp://www.iuinn.com. Turn of the century bed-and-breakfast in a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood.
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