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A 1796 mansion that was commissioned by speculators betting on a neighborhood development that never occurred. The building is named after its first resident, who was married to Elizabeth Custis, granddaughter of Martha Washington.
The Thomas Law House (Honeymoon House) was constructed between 1794 and 1796 near present-day 6th and N Streets SW in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The builder was a syndicate headed by James Greenleaf, an early land speculator in the District of Columbia.
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A highly acclaimed not-for-profit theater devoted to modern and contemporary American theater, with an emphasis on politically engaging, intense, and often edgy drama. A major renovation was completed in 2010.
DC Sail is the community association National Maritime Heritage Foundation, which offers sailing lessons, races, other miscellaneous events.
The Odyssey is a formal cruise for a fancy dinner and drinks, while the Spirit of Washington is more the party boat, with live DJs, a buffet, and no dress code. Both offer daily lunch and dinner tours, and sell out far in advance in the summer, so book ahead. Lunch cruises are cheaper, but seeing the monuments and memorials from a ship is more romantic at night.
This church hosts extremely popular and crowded weekly live music nights: Blue Monday Blues and Friday Jazz, both featuring local musicians.
This statue of a woman with outstretched arms was installed in 1934 and is dedicated to the men that stayed on board the Titanic so that women could escape with the lifeboats. The scene in the movie with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio with outstretched arms is based on this statue.