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Washington DC holidays

October 2018

  • Eaton DC during the human progress festival at the opening on September 29

    'Anti-Trump hotel' opens in Washington DC

    Eaton DC offers platform for campaigners as world’s first ‘activist’ hotel. Clever marketing or genuine attempt to broker change?

November 2017

  • The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, Washington, DC.<br>GettyImages-521934254

    Eyes on the prize: on the civil rights trail in Washington DC

    As America lurches to the right, now’s the time to check out the cultural heritage sites in its historic capital. By Aaron Millar

October 2016

  • The East Building of the National Gallery of Art

    National Gallery of Art's East Building review – a new view of America

    Closed for three years, the redesigned museum has reopened with a giant blue cockerel on the roof terrace and a spectacular showcase of 60s American art discovered by Virginia Dwan

July 2016

  • Starlux Motel, The Wildwoods, The Jersey Shore, NJ<br>CERBCJ Starlux Motel, The Wildwoods, The Jersey Shore, NJ

    10 of the best doo wop venues on the Jersey Shore

    Doo wop is a futuristic, gaudy architectural style marrying 1950s space-age dreams with a tropical seaside kiss-me-quick flavour. And the best place to see it is New Jersey’s Wildwood

May 2016

  • Kramerbooks & Afterwords

    Interview with a bookstore by Literary Hub
    Interview with a Bookstore: Kramerbooks & Afterwords, a Washington DC staple

    Kramerbooks & Afterwords was the first hybrid of bookstore and cafe to ever open in Washington DC, back in the 70s. Here, its booksellers compare the store to a hyena and talk visits by presidents and accidentally breaking clients’ noses

August 2015

  • Giant panda Mei Xiang shows proper maternal care to her surviving cub.

    National Zoo's surviving panda cub is a boy – and he is growing up quickly

    At only six days old the cub appears to be healthy and is gaining weight, zoo officials say, and he has already added a fat belly
  • Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington

    Giant panda Mei Xiang gives birth to twins at Washington's National Zoo

    Zoo director Dennis Kelly says Mei Xiang, who is 17 years old, is an ‘excellent mother’
  • passengers stranded at washington airport

    Software upgrade grounds hundreds of flights over US east coast

    FAA says ‘technical issues’ with an air traffic control computer undergoing a software update caused 492 flight delays and 476 cancellations over weekend

January 2015

  • A Washington firefighter assists

    Woman dies after thick smoke fills Washington subway train - video

    One passenger dies and dozens need treatment after smoke pours through a subway train on the Washington DC Metro

September 2014

  • cherry blossom DC

    Reading American cities
    Washington DC in books: readers' picks

    Family dramas, political intrigues, multiculturalism and much more. From Ralph Ellison to Norah Ephron, if you’re planning a visit to the US capital, here’s your reading sorted

April 2014

  • Tourists and view of the White House lawn

    Walking down Main Street USA

  • Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, USA Tourists and viw of the White House lawn

    Walking down Main Street - in pictures

May 2013

  • Golden Gate Bridge

    Road trips USA: Pacific coast
    US Pacific coast – expert Q&A

    Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and everything in between were on the agenda for our online Q&A with travel experts. Read their tips and advice here

November 2012

  • Graffiti image of Barack Obama on the side wall of Ben's Chili Bowl, Washington DC

    Washington DC, an insiders' guide

    The eyes of the world are on Washington DC - but only the bits we already know. You need to get away from Capitol Hill to get under the city's skin, so we asked local experts from the Washington Post to National Geographic how to do it

November 2010

  • Christmas Tree Malaga City Centre Spain

    Readers' travel tips
    Readers' tips for a great winter city break

    Been there readers recommend their favourite wintry places

July 2010

  • Young woman on a road trip

    Magnificent seven: classic American road trips

    From New England to the Pacific, drive through some of the US's most stunning scenery

March 2010

  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni

    Richard Adams's blog
    Ben's Chili Bowl: the history is more interesting than the food

  • Paul Davies

    Science Weekly
    Science Weekly: New ways to find aliens

February 2010

  • Snow plow in front of the White House

    Richard Adams's blog
    DC's snowpocalypse nightmare

    Richard Adams: There's no business like snow business in the nation's capital – in fact there's no business going on at all

October 2009

  • Solar Decathlon university challenge

    Competition brings the latest in home energy efficiency technology to Washington DC

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