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Neighborhood in Ward 6, United States
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Near Northeast refers to the area just north of Capitol Hill and Union Station, but south of Brookland.
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Gallaudet is the world's only university where all classes and services are tailored to the needs of the hearing-impaired. Aside from being the principal institution for teaching and learning American Sign Language, the campus includes several buildings of fanciful North American High Gothic architecture and is a National Historic Landmark District. The most famous building is the campus' centerpiece, Chapel Hall. Guided tours are available, but unless you give three days notice, the tours are given in ASL. Self guided tours are also available.
The park's sprawling acres of carefully manicured gardens and its wide collection of trees from around the world are fantastic for getting away from the urban world and for a picnic. There are several attractions within the park worth seeking out, including the original columns from the Capitol Building's first incarnation, now standing alone mimicking Roman ruins, a Japanese garden, and a great bonsai collection. This is the best place in the city to enjoy the cherry blossom season—you can stroll serenely around the trees, while inwardly chuckling at the uninformed hordes sweating it out at the sardined Tidal Basin. They are not exclusively of the sakura variant downtown. Rather, there is an extensive collection of over 30 different flowering cherry trees, making for an excellent scavenger hunt!
NPR
Lobby has wall panels detailing NPR's history, a scrolling news ticker, and a nice gift shop.
First opened in 1938, the Atlas Theatre was an old movie palace that was transformed into an arts center and performance venue in 2004 via an extensive $22 million renovation. Performances run throughout the whole year, and vary from drama to musical to cabaret to dance. The building also houses a public art gallery.
Given its obscure location, you might assume this would be an empty 18 holes, but you'd be wrong—it's no secret to the locals. Langston's public course offers the most challenging and interesting 18 inside the Beltway, including an infamous shot 200 yards out to an island on the Anacostia River. It opened in 1939 as a segregated African-American golf club named after John Mercer Langston. It has since attracted a good amount of African-American celebrities —Joe Louis was a big fan and booster. Much better than the other D.C. golf course, Rock Creek Golf Course.
Angelika Film Center
Since its opening in 1989, the Angelika Film Center in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood has become a cultural institution – one of the most well-known and highest-grossing dedicated arthouses in the US; it's now open in DC as well, with an exclusive microcinema experience. The Cafe and Concession area offers beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, popcorn, hotdogs and other snacks.
A slice of one of their savory pies (like the wonderful steak, mushroom, and gruyère) can be enough for dinner, really, so this qualifies as a prime cheap eats spot on H St (or an inebriated after-bar indulgence). Among the dessert pies, it would be a shame not to try the strawberry rhubarb! An import from Baltimore, Dangerously Delicious has flourished here, and is probably the best bakery for pies in the immediate D.C. metro area. Look for pies by the slice out of their food truck downtown, too.
A stylish sushi restaurant by day and crowded bar by night, the biggest draw here is the sushi. The rolls are big, inventive, and jaunty—and reasonably priced. If you are here for a couple beers, definitely order a bucket of tater tots. Thursday nights have karaoke at 10:30PM, while F-Sa nights have DJ dance parties.
Trying Ethiopian food is a must in D.C. and this is as good of a place to do it as any! If you don't mind raw meat, try the raw kitfo - with a little extra spicy red powder on the side.
A popular Belgian gastropub with great seafood, salads, and sandwiches. Over 50 beers available. Try the Belgian mussels and fries.
A great Indian restaurant where you are encouraged to write on the wall!
A popular Taiwanese-style ramen house (think noodles with eggs) run by culinary ninja Erik Bruner-Yang. Try the buttermilk cookies that come with a shot of milk or any one of the 5 eclectic cocktails on the menu.
Brewery.
A New Orleans theme bar with over 50 beers available in bottles. Has a haunted house feeling and shows football games of the New Orleans Saints on TV. Cash Only.
A small, boxing-themed dive bar. "No idiots. No politics. No specials".
Ethiopian coffee and gourmet teas. Free WiFi.
This hotel is dingy but it is cheap and within walking distance to the NoMa-Gallaudet U Metrorail Station.
With 17,000 square feet of meeting space, this hotel caters to conferences.
A roadside hotel. Free shuttle bus to Union Station.
Free shuttle to the NoMa-Gallaudet Union Metro station, free WiFi, free hot breakfast available Monday to Friday. Indoor heated pool, whirlpool, 24 hour fitness center.
Suites offer a full kitchen complete with a microwave, a dishwasher, a refrigerator, a two-burner cooktop and utensils. Free, full hot breakfast each morning, and complimentary evening social available Monday through Thursday. 24-hour on-site convenience store with a variety of snacks, chilled meals and sundries. Free shuttle to Union Market, Union Station, and NoMa-Gallaudet University Metro.
A stylish bike and bike repair shop.
A cool tattoo shop. It is worth a look inside just to check out the artwork!
Opened in 1931. A warehouse-style indoor market featuring 40 boutique shops and plenty of food options. A must-visit if you are in the area!
By bus
Metrobus operates in Near Northeast. For more information on riding buses in Washington DC, see Washington DC#Get_around.
By car
A car is not necessary to visit Near Northeast, but it is the most convenient option, provided you trust yourself to navigate all the treacherous twisting diagonals.
By bicycle
A bicycle is a great option for visiting the areas that are hard to reach by Metrorail. For information on bike-sharing programs in the Washington DC area, see Washington DC#Get around.
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