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DC is a creative’smost desired canvas �
An artist’s playground, where their imaginations wander and masterpieces come to life
A courageous space to be your true, authentic self, no matter your lived experience A mixture of politics, culture, art and history
What better place to be inspired as a creator –to manifest beautiful, thought-provoking and timeless art?
_ Charity Blackwell
DC-based spoken word artist and poet
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Index & Acknowledgements
All photographs by Robert Urteaga (@bobbywhooo)
unless otherwise noted
Cover and interior design by Amanda Henderson
Creative and editorial direction by Alex Gnafakis, Melissa Riley, Alli Johnson and Susan O'Keefe
Contributor: Charity Blackwell (@charityjoyceblackwell)
Printed in Washington, DC by Senoda, Inc.
Copyright © 2022 Destination DC washington.org
Cover: Washington National Cathedral cathedral.org
Photo by Alethea Merelos (@nothing_but__flowers)
Lincoln Memorial nps.gov/linc
National Museum of African American History and Culture nmaahc.si.edu
International Spy Museum spymuseum.org
Friendship Archway, Chinatown
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery npg.si.edu/visit/kogod-courtyard
Conrad Washington DC conradwashingtondc.com
U.S. Capitol Building aoc.gov
Library of Congress loc.gov
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library dclibrary.org/mlk
Union Station unionstationdc.com
Arena Stage arenastage.org
National Archives archives.gov
Photo by Kavone Martinez (@kmartinez___)
Southwest Neighborhood Library dclibrary.org/southwest
District of Columbia War Memorial nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/dc-war-memorial.htm
Pendry Washington DC – The Wharf pendry.com/washington-dc
National Air and Space Museum airandspace.si.edu
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge newfrederickdouglassbridge.com
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America myfranciscan.org
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts kennedy-center.org
National Museum of the American Indian americanindian.si.edu
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Luce Foundation Center americanart.si.edu/visit/saam/luce
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — National Hall flyreagan.com
Photo © Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 1 Aviation Circle, Washington, DC 20001
Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) si.edu/museums/smithsonian-institution-building 680 Maine Avenue SW wharfdc.com
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden hirshhorn.si.edu
Metro Center Station wmata.com
National Museum of American History americanhistory.si.edu
CityCenterDC citycenterdc.com
Photo by Alex Chin (@alexchin_photos)
National Building Museum nbm.org
Photo by Chuck Greeson (@chuckgreeson)
U.S. National Arboretum usna.usda.gov
Midtown Center carrprop.com/properties/midtown-center
The LINE DC thelinehotel.com/dc
National Gallery of Art nga.gov
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library dclibrary.org/francis
Back Cover: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the National Museum of Asian Art si.edu/museums/sackler-gallery
Photo by Robert A. Silverman (@rsilverman)