Washington DC
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We're starting the travel page for ALA Annual 2007 in Washington DC. Below is a rough skeleton of a document. Feel free to add sections.
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Travel/Getting around DC/Logistics
Maps
Public transportation
StationMasters Online - A guide to Metrorail station neighborhoods.
Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority - Includes a Trip Planner. Type in your departure and arrival addresses and WMATA will tell you the best way to get there using buses or metro.
Free wireless hotspots
- Busboys & Poets - 2021 14th Street NW
- Dupont Circle Hotzone - Dupont Circle itself (ie, the park area in the middle of the traffic circle)
- Java House - 1645 Q Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Library of Congress Hotzone - Front Steps and Sidewalk
- Love Cafe - 1501 U St., NW
- Mocha Hut - 1301 U St. NW
- Murky Coffee - 660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
- National Mall Hotzone - Enid Haupt Garden behind the Smithsonian Castle
- Pershing Park Hotzone - 14th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW
- Politics & Prose - 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
- Soho Tea & Coffee - 2150 P St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Steam Cafe - 1700 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Supreme Court Hotzone - Front Plaza and Sidewalks
- Tryst - 2459 18th Street NW
- Warehouse Cafe and Theater - 1021 7th Street NW
- All DC Public Libraries
Hotels
American Youth Hostel International - 1009 11th Street NW. $32/night ($3 discount if you are a member). Dormitory style hostel. Wheelchair-accessible. Breakfast included.
International Guest House - 1441 Kennedy St NW. $30/night. Mennonite-run. No private rooms/baths. Must be able to use stairs. Breakfast included.
William Penn House - 515 East Capitol St. SE. $40/night. Quaker-run. No private rooms/baths. Must be able to use stairs. Breakfast included.
Restaurants
Vegetarian/Vegan restaurants
- Amsterdam Falafelshop - 2425 18th St NW
- Java Green - 1020 19th St NW
- Nirvana - 1810 K St NW
- Soul Vegetarian Restaurant - 2606 Georgia Ave. NW
- Sticky Fingers Bakery - 1370 Park Rd NW
- Vegetate - 1414 9th St NW
Coffee (no Starbucks please!!)
- Java House - 1645 Q Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Mocha Hut - 1301 U St. NW
- Murky Coffee - 660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
- Soho Tea & Coffee - 2150 P St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Sparky's Cafe - 1720 14th Street, NW
- Steam Cafe - 1700 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
Libraries
- Provisions Library: Resources for Arts and Social Change - 1611 Connecticut Ave. NW
Bookstores and Infoshops
- Busboys and Poets Books - 2021 14th St NW
- Candida's World of Books - 1541 14th St NW
- Chapters: A Literary Bookstore - 445 11th St NW
- Idle Time Books - 2467 18th St NW
- Kramerbooks - 1517 Connecticut Ave NW
- Lambda Rising - 1625 Connecticut Ave NW
- Politics and Prose - 5015 Connecticut Ave NW
- Second Story Books - 2000 P St NW
- Brian MacKenzie Infoshop - 1426 9th Street NW
Things to see and do
