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Jaunted How-To Guide: The Washington Monument
Now that the cherry blossoms have come and gone and Screen on the Green is a no-go, it looks like it's back to the classic tourist sites for summer visitors to Washington, DC. First and foremost is the Washington Monument, a zoo of a tourist trap that has led many swearing 'never again.' But, if you can brave the crowds and make it to the top, the view of DC (and almost 30 miles beyond) is really to die for, so it's one of those things that's worth doing once. Luckily, Jaunted has your super-simple guide for how to get to the top:
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Best Raw Bars :: DC's Sea Catch
When looking for a raw bar, sometimes you want a dingy little seafront shack full of locals cracking open shellfish that were caught that morning. Sea Catch is definitely not that.
Set in a 150-year-old Georgetown mansion, there's nothing quaint about the restaurant's 31-foot, white marble raw bar. But what it lacks in homeyness Sea Catch makes up for with its gigantic list of always-fresh seafood. Not exactly for locavores, the place offers several dozen types of oysters from both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. There are also farm-raised mussels, clams, shrimp, stone crabs and house-smoked salmon.
Plus there's the ridiculously over-the-top $80 shellfish skyscraper, a giant mound of all the above topped with lobster cocktail and jumbo lump crab meat. Not quite your style? Come back for the $1 raw bar happy hour.
Related Stories:
· Sea Catch Restaurant [Official Site]
· Best Raw Bars coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Sea Catch]
