They’re the usual shots because they really are that pretty.
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The Washington Monument headed to or from DCA
Fun travel game: Count how many people plaster their iPhones to the window for this #birdseyeview shot.
2. Cherry blossom season
It’s not just for tourists. Nothing says springtime like scrolling down your IG feed and seeing falling blossoms, followed by more falling blossoms, including your own pic of falling blossoms.
3. The National Gallery of Art Light Tunnel
The most beautiful way to travel 200 feet.
4. CityCenter lights
You don’t actually need to be able to afford Gucci to justify taking a photo staring down the exquisitely lit Palmer Alley.
5. A rainbow of row houses
With streets this quaint and colorful, there’s a photo-op lurking around ever corner.
6. The Union Market Heart Wall
This mural from French street artist Mr. Brainwash is perfect for any occasion: kid portraits, engagement photos, these dudes. It’s even got the blessing of the impeccable Michelle Obama.
7. The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Never the whole building, just the corner (preferably the southeast corner).
Rosa joined Washingtonian in 2016 after graduating from Mount Holyoke College. She covers arts and culture for the magazine. She’s written about anti-racism efforts at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, dinosaurs in the revamped fossil hall at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum, and the horrors of taking a digital detox. When she can, she performs with her family’s Puerto Rican folkloric music ensemble based in Jersey City. She lives in Adams Morgan.
