Winter in Washington means joining in holiday traditions like shopping in Georgetown, ice skating in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden and admiring the National Christmas Tree on the White House Ellipse. When temperatures drop, visitors can also take advantage of low rates at hotels throughout the city.
December is simply magical in DC, with magnificent landmarks like Union Station, the National Gallery of Art and the U.S. Botanic Gardens dressed in holiday style and a cultural calendar packed with festive seasonal performances. When the holidays have passed, visitors can take part in tributes to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month events or feast on specially-priced menus during the winter edition of DC Restaurant Week.
The city’s top hotels and restaurants pamper and delight Valentine’s Day visitors, and there’s also no better place to celebrate President’s Day than in DC, where you can pay tribute to America’s founding fathers at beautiful monuments and memorials and catch a glimpse of today’s political power players at work and at play throughout the city. You can take advantage of winter weekend getaway opportunities and special hotel values with Washington, DC’s annual Holiday Homecoming celebration. Weekend getaways with promotional rates are offered through the end of January.
