Politics might be the focus of our nation鈥檚 capital, but D.C.鈥檚 greatest resource is adventure.聽
Ride
Rock Creek Park聽
Consider this , only bigger, with 1,700 acres of hiking and biking paths. Hike the creekside Valley Trail.聽
搁耻苍听
The National聽Mall聽
It鈥檚 two miles from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol, with the Washington Monument, the Reflecting Pool, and Smith颅颅sonian Castle in between.聽
Air It Out聽
American Parkour Academy
for backflip classes in the first parkour training center in the country.聽
Cool Off
Key Bridge聽Boathouse
and paddle around Theodore Roosevelt Island.聽
Go Green
Great Falls Park
This is 30 min颅utes from town and has 15 miles of hiking trails in the rocky Mather Gorge and more than 200 trad and top-rope routes on 60-foot-high walls.
Drink
Port City Brewing
Hop across the 颅Potomac River to Alexa颅ndria, Virginia, and grab a porter from , which won Small Brewery of the Year at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival.聽
Get Social
Capitol Hill Bikes
鈥檚 11-mile shop ride snakes along singletrack at Fort Dupont and finishes at .
Eat
The Dabney聽
Chef Jeremiah Langhorne on the locavore movement, sourcing fare from the mid-Atlantic and cooking it over the embers of an open fire. Order the oysters and hearth-roasted vegetables.聽
Local Joe
Mary Breed, masters national champion聽road cyclist
鈥淲hen I鈥檓 looking for a fast place to ride, I crank out laps at Hains Point (8), an island in the middle of the city with a three-mile loop and little traffic.鈥澛
Local Pro聽
, ultrarunner聽and marathoner
鈥淚 could run the Potomac Heritage Trail 颅every day. It鈥檚 gnarly, full-on rock hopping with decent climbs. Start at Roosevelt Island and run it to Chain Bridge, then pick up the Towpath back for a six-mile loop along the river.鈥