Frommer's? Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C. (Irreverent Guides) - Softcover

Bourbeau, Heather; Eiss, Camille

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764562274 ISBN 13: 9780764562273

Publisher: *Frommers, 2000

Synopsis

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.

The nation's capital is laid bare in Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C. Find out where the power elite meet for drinks, what the president is up to that day, which tours are overrated (the White House, because of what you don't see) and which are world-class powerful (the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum). Discover the city's great multinational eateries and the best spots for a rollicking Sunday brunch. Learn that D.C. is as much a college town as it is a political town--and has the passion for local sports teams to prove it. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C. delivers all the insights and invaluable travel tips you'll need to enjoy your trip to the capital, a city that's as comfortable in its small-town gentility as its urban irascibility."

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Like being taken around by a savvy local." —The New York Times "Little fluff and lots of fun." —Boston Globe "Hipper and savvier than other guides." —Diversion magazine Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the Irreverent Guides—the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on:

• Hotels for Democrats, Republicans, and the disillusioned
• The best restaurants for kid-pleasing, power lunching, sharing state secrets, and popping the question
• Having a ball on the Mall, visiting former presidents, and seeing your tax dollars at work
• Where to buy Elvis-Nixon summit memorabilia or compost from the National Zoo
• And much more!

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About the Author:

Heather Bourbeau has reported on domestic and foreign policy issues, economics and pop culture for TheStreet.com, AP Dow Jones, The Financial Times and KPFA Radio. Her articles have appeared in Conde Nast Traveler, Foreign Policy, The Village Voice, and The Washington Monthly. She received her Masters from Johns Hopkins University SAIS and her Bachelors from UC Berkeley.

Camille Eiss [Nightlife chapter] was born and raised in New Jersey. She is currently a junior at Georgetown University double majoring in Government and English.

About this edition

• Publisher: *Frommers
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0764562274
• ISBN 13: 9780764562273
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 226