The White House Area and Foggy Bottom

Foggy Bottom includes some of D.C.'s most important and iconic attractions, the top being the White House. The home of every U.S. President but George Washington, the 132-room mansion is as impressive in real life as it is on television. It may be tough to decide what to see first with the monuments and parkland of the National Mall and Tidal Basin, as well as some of Washington's smaller museums. Adding to the variety, you'll find the Kennedy Center, the infamous Watergate complex, and George Washington University's substantial campus. Peppered among the government buildings, museums, monuments, and university buildings are also some of D.C.'s oldest houses, revealing the neighborhood's surprisingly residential character.