DESTINATIONS WASHINGTON DC NEIGHBOURHOODS THE US WHERE TO STAY
DOWNTOWN:The Loews Madison, opened by JFK in 1963, was the first hotel in the world to feature a minibar and has been used as a temporary Kremlin for Soviet
delegates. It now has a slick, modern look, though. Rooms from £182.
loewshotels.com/madison
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON DC ◗ The new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is due to open on September 24, between the Washington Monument and National Museum of American History. It features more than 37,000 artefacts looking at the history of slavery and segregation, plus African American culture, literature and communities in the US.
nmaahc.si.edu
DUPONT CIRCLE:The Carlyle Dupont Circle offers a peppy take on art deco, with comfy superking beds, free wine every day and quirky
robes that belong on a championship boxer. Rates start at around £134.
carlylehoteldc.com
◗ Building work has begun on the Conrad Washington DC, a 360-room luxury hotel, set to open in 2019 at CityCenterDC in the heart of the capital.
conradhotels.com
ABOVE: Cycling is a good way to tour Washington’s neighbourhoods
ALEXANDRIA:The Monaco has a lavish theatricality about it – luxury minus the blandness – and a super central position. From about £160.
monaco-alexandria.com
hang patriotically, and King Street is home to a seemingly endless string of quaint restaurants and shops. What to do: As the name suggests, the Torpedo Factory was a former munitions factory, but has now been turned into an arts centre, with workshops and studios spread over three floors. The small but excellent
Alexandria Black History Museum is a fabulous place to learn about African-Americans fleeing the south during the slavery and Civil war era. But the big gun is Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, which adds strong doses of American history among the general gorgeousness.
alexandriava.gov/blackhistory torpedofactory.org
◗ The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park is set to open in Maryland early next year featuring exhibits, tours and programmes dedicated to the abolitionist who helped smuggle 70 slaves to freedom.
nps.gov/hatu
◗ Boutique hotel Kimpton Morrison House in Alexandria has reopened after renovations.
kimptonhotels.com
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travelweekly.co.uk 1 September 2016
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