Take a walk through historic Capitol Hill

If you decide you want to explore outside, Capitol Hill is home to a ton of interesting landmarks, buildings, and a historic neighborhood feel created by a neighborhood where much of the rowhouses were built in the nineteenth and early 20th century.

Capitol Hill rowhouses: CC - BeyondDC

Head towards Eastern Market, but first you should stop take advantage of your location; right across the street from the U.S. Capitol are both the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress. You can either poke your head in, or continue past the Folger Shakespeare Library, which is just behind the Library of Congress at the corner of 3rd and E. Capitol. From there, wander through Capitol Hill as you work your way south and east towards Eastern Market. Once there on Tuesdays through Sundays, explore the historic building, built in 1873, gutted in a fire in 2007, rebuilt and reopened in 2009. In 2007, the market had been continuously operating since 1873.

Once you are done exploring the market (make sure you don’t miss the outdoor market on weekends, and the farmers market on Tuesdays and weekends), continue down 8th Street SE, better known as Barracks Row, to see the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood - the one you don’t see when you are by the U.S. Capitol.

• U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First St NE, Washington, DC

• Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC

• Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC

• Eastern Market, 225 7th St SE, Washington,

• Marine Barracks, 8th & I Streets SE, Washington, DC