*JUST* in case you didn’t already know, I am a Washington, DC area-based blogger! While I do travel frequently especially to where I have family and friends in Delaware, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey and love every minute of my adventures, I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting to explore my Washington, DC area backyard, too. On my Instagram (follow me @_thepinkchickadee!), I am ALWAYS posting about my local adventures which I am SOOO blessed I am able to do close to home. Every now and then, well every year at this point since I moved LOL, I have shared a Washington, DC area bucket list, so here we go for 2023!!
Read my Washington, DC area bucket lists from the past two years’ past here:
- 2022: https://pinkchickadee.com/2022/03/15/my-updated-washington-dc-area-bucket-list/
- 2021: https://pinkchickadee.com/2021/06/15/my-washington-dc-area-bucket-list/#/
Looking back at my Washington, DC area bucket lists from the past few years, I am lucky enough to have completed several of the items that I had desired to do. One of the highlights of my time in Washington, DC was dining at the bar at Old Ebbitt Grill – the oldest saloon in Washington, DC at least and a former boarding house for former President McKinley during his time as a Congressmen – which I will be dining at *yet again* for my birthday weekend (!!!) at the end of April. I have also enjoyed a gorgeous few strolls along Georgetown’s Waterfront Park and the food scene many times in nearby Arlington, Virginia. Touring the historic Tudor Place, National Cathedral, and Library of Congress have each been highlights of my own, too. My best friends and I enjoyed ice cream, sailing, and strolling in Annapolis, Maryland – a highlight of mine from when I first moved! Overall, looking back at both bucket lists, I feel beyond blessed that I have been able to do many of the things that I have previously desired to do.
Before I get into my Washington, DC Area 2023 bucket list, I do want to share that it is always likely that not all items will be completed in a year. Luckily for where I stand with where I want to go in my career, I will not be leaving the Washington, DC area anytime in the near-term future or even the next few years. More adventures to come both near and far!!
My Washington, DC Area 2023 Bucket List
- See the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin at sunrise
- See a performance of The Nutcracker
- Check out Cafe Georgetown
- Visit the Renwick Gallery
- Go mini golfing at Puttery
- See Aladdin at National Theatre
- Explore City Center
- Enjoy pizza and/or Thursday night trivia night at The Winery at Bull Run
- Tour the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland
- Explore downtown Leesburg, Virginia
- Visit the DAR Museum and Library
- Take a day trip to St. Michael’s Island, Maryland
- Try Ralph’s Coffee for the first time-ever at Tyson’s Galleria
- Have a picnic at The National Mall
- See The Lion King at The Kennedy Center
- Visit an embassy for a free event/exhibit
- See the orchid display at the United States Botanic Garden
- Explore the Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, Capitol Hill, U Street Corridor, and Shaw neighborhoods
- Eat at The Point in Washington, DC
- Admire the flowers at Greenspring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia
- Explore downtown Fairfax, Virginia
- Enjoy a warmer weather evening at Fairfax Corner
- Explore Shirlington in Arlington
- Visit the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
- Watch the sunrise or sunset from Lincoln Memorial
- Take a walk along the Tidal Basin not during cherry blossom season
- Attend a blogger meetup
- Try Cameron’s Coffee & Chocolates in Fairfax, Virginia
- Go mini golfing at The Perch
- Try LeBon Cafe
- Dine at a restaurant in Chinatown
- Tour The Carlyle House
- Eat at Ambar
- Try Chateau de Chantilly Cafe
- Enjoy coffee flights at Loud’n Roasted Coffee Roasters
- Visit a Basilica
- Visit the Dumbarton Oaks Museum
- Go back to Tatte Bakery & Cafe
- Visit The Crossing at Clarendon *yet again*
- Try 54
- Try Breeze Bakery Cafe
- Go to another National Gallery of Art After Hours event
- Go back to the Library of Congress
- Tour the Hillwood Estate
- Visit the newly-updated Air & Space Museum
- Visit the Old Post Office Pavilion
Here’s to MANY more adventures in the Washington, DC area!
XOXO – Katie <3