{"id":500,"date":"2012-07-25T17:38:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T17:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2020-03-02T20:18:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T20:18:56","slug":"capital-city-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/?page_id=500","title":{"rendered":"Capital City Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS \/ CAPITAL CITY HIGHLIGHTS
\n<\/b><\/strong>
\nArena Stage
\n<\/b><\/strong>6th Street &Maine Avenue SW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-488-3300
\nwww.arenastage.org<\/a>
\nThree-theatre complex includes a theatre-in-the-round, the Kreeger Theatre, and a smaller cabaret-style Old Vat Room.<\/p>\n

DAR Constitution Hall
\n<\/b><\/strong>311 18th Street
\nWashington, D.C. 202-628-4780
\nwww.dar.org\/national-society<\/a>
\nThe Grand Old Dame of Washington Performing Arts hosts everything from presidential celebrations to pop concerts.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s Theatre National Historic Site
\n<\/b><\/strong>511 10th Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-638-2941
\nwww.fords.org<\/a>
\nThis beautifully restored 19th-century museum not only commemorates President Lincoln\u2019s assassination but also hosts premier contemporary performances.<\/p>\n

GW\u2019s Lisner Auditorium
\n<\/b><\/strong>George Washington University
\n730 21st Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-994-6800
\nhttps:\/\/gwutickets.com\/Online\/default.asp<\/a>
\nBeautiful 1,500-seat theatre hosts a wide variety of performing arts including plays, concerts, ballet, opera, and dance.<\/p>\n

The John F. Kennedy Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>for the Performing Arts
\n2700 F Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-467-4600
\nwww.kennedy-center.org<\/a>
\nThe nation\u2019s premier cultural center is home to several elegant performance spaces that serve as home to the National Symphony Orchestra, the Washington Opera, and the American Film Institute. The center also hosts many other events.<\/p>\n

The National Theatre
\n<\/b><\/strong>1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-628-6161
\nhttp:\/\/thenationaldc.org<\/a>
\nThis 1,672-seat historic theatre features national tours o Broadway shows and American premieres.<\/p>\n

The Shakespeare Theatre
\n<\/b><\/strong>450 7th Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-547-1122
\nwww.shakespearetheatre.org<\/a>
\nRecognized as one of the nation\u2019s most important Shakespeare centers, this theatre company attracts major stars and plays to sold-out houses.<\/p>\n

Takoma Theatre
\n<\/b><\/strong>6833 4th Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-413-3242
\nwww.takomatheatreconservancy.org<\/a>
\nAmbitious artists are reviving this historic theatre in the commercial center of Tacoma Park.<\/p>\n

Verizon Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>601 F Street NW
\nWashington, D.C 202-661-5050
\nhttp:\/\/www.capitalonearena.com<\/a>
\nProfessional sports are not the only attraction to this beautiful arena where a variety of concerts and special events take place.<\/p>\n

The Warner Theatre
\n<\/b><\/strong>513 13th Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-783-4000
\nhttp:\/\/www.warnertheatredc.com\/nutcracker<\/a>
\nBuilt in the 1920s and magnificently restored, this 1,000-seat historic theatre showcases a variety of top-billed performances.<\/p>\n

Washington, D.C. Visual Arts
\n<\/b><\/strong>
\nAnacostia Museum & Center for African American History & Culture
\n<\/b><\/strong>1901 Fort Place SE
\nWashington, D.C. 202-633-4820
\nhttp:\/\/anacostia.si.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

District of Columbia Art Center
\n<\/b><\/strong>2438 18th Street NW
\nWashington D.C. 202-462-7833
\nwww.dcartscenter.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Hillwood Museum & Gardens
\n<\/b><\/strong>4155 Linnean Avenue NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-686-5807
\nwww.hillwoodmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculptor Garden
\n<\/b><\/strong>7th & Independence Avenue SW
\nWashington, D.C.202-357-2700
\nhttps:\/\/hirshhorn.si.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The National Gallery of Art
\n<\/b><\/strong>4th & constitution Avenue NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-842-6353
\nwww.nga.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

National Museum of African Art
\n<\/b><\/strong>950 Independence Avenue SW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-2700
\nhttp:\/\/africa.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

National Museum of Asian Art
\n<\/b><\/strong>Sackler & Freer Galleries
\n1050 Independence Avenue SW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-4880
\nwww.asia.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

The Phillips Collection
\n<\/b><\/strong>1600 21st Street NW
\nWashington, D.C. 202-387-2151
\nwww.phillipscollection.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Smithsonian American Art Museum
\n<\/b><\/strong>Renwick Gallery
\n17th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue
\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-200
\nhttp:\/\/americanart.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS \/ CAPITAL CITY HIGHLIGHTS Arena Stage 6th Street &Maine Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 202-488-3300 www.arenastage.org Three-theatre complex includes a theatre-in-the-round, the Kreeger Theatre, and a smaller cabaret-style Old Vat Room. DAR Constitution Hall 311 18th Street Washington, D.C. 202-628-4780 www.dar.org\/national-society The Grand Old Dame of Washington Performing Arts hosts everything from presidential celebrations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-500","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/500\/revisions\/842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}