Washington, DC - Logan Circle, U Street & Columbia Heights (PDF Chapter)
This is the Logan Circle, U Street & Columbia Heights chapter from Lonely Planet’s Washington, DC guidebook.
A stroll in the U St Corridor rewards with red-hot music clubs and antique-crammed shops, while booming Logan Circle is next door. Columbia Heights has a reputation for cheap ethnic food and punk dive bars, and Northeast DC provides nature lovers with groovy landscapes to ex-plore.
- wander along U St and take in its jazzy history, troubled descent and vibrant rebirth as an arts and entertainment district over a meal at Ben’s Chili Bowl
- maps
- walk through wooded groves at the United States National Arboretum
- transportation
- feel the neighborhood vibe at cheery beery Right Proper Brewing Co
- restaurants & bars
Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping and Sports & Activities.

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