Washington DC Culture, Art & Music Venues Near Hotel Helix

DuPont Circle
Georgetown
U Street District
Penn Quarter

Art, music, theater, and entertainment light up the streets of Washington, DC - from the jazz clubs on U Street to the art galleries in DuPont Circle. Experience exhilarating entertainment, performing arts, concerts, events, and exhibitions at Washington, DC’s acclaimed art museums, theaters, nightclubs, and music venues.

Whether you desire the impressive art collection at the Phillips Collection in DuPont Circle to the music emanating from U Street, to the Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC is a parade of culture and character!

Explore Washington, DC’s Cultural Neighborhoods

DuPont Circle.

Centered around DuPont Memorial Fountain and a lively urban park, DuPont Circle is a vibrant, eclectic cosmopolitan neighborhood with Washington, DC’s top art museums and galleries, historic mansions, trendy boutiques, and ultra-hip restaurants. Stroll through DuPont Circle to The Phillips Collection, DC’s preeminent art museum with paintings by Renoir and Cezanne, trendy restaurants, funky bars, chic art galleries, fun events, and famed bookstores. Don’t miss the DuPont Circle Museum Tour! [Top]

Georgetown.

Burning with urban culture, Georgetown is one of Washington, DC’s hip, energetic shopping, dining and entertainment districts. The historic cobblestone streets are lined with unique boutiques, fashionable retailers, antique shops, restaurants, spas, salons, gourmet cafes, and historic attractions dating back to Colonial times. For the party set, Georgetown offers an exciting nightlife scene of lively bars, hip hangouts, upscale lounges, and swanky jazz clubs. Enjoy street festivals, including October’s Taste of Georgetown and April’s French Market. www.georgetowndc.com. [Top]

U Street District.

Washington, DC’s hottest nightlife scene, U Street is home to exciting nightclubs, music bars and theaters. The historical stomping ground to jazz legends Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk, the U Street district is home to DC’s largest jazz club and African American theaters. Swinging nightclubs along the U Street Corridor include Bohemian Caverns, Café Saint Ex, Duke's City Restaurant and Lounge, Lincoln Theater, Twins Jazz, U-Topia, and the Velvet Lounge. [Top]

Penn Quarter.

Anchored by the Verizon Center, Penn Quarter is downtown Washington, DC’s revitalized historic neighborhood. Coined “Old Downtown” by District hipsters, this energetic arts and entertainment spot sizzles with lively music venues, hot nightclubs, cool bars, trendy restaurants, fashionable shops, art galleries, and theaters that keep the most cultured tourists on the go. [Top]