Sections
  • DC's Most Influential
  • News & Politics
    • Washingtonian Today
  • Things to Do
    • DC Welcome Guide
    • This Week
    • 100 Best Things to Do in DC
    • Neighborhood Guides
    • DC-Area Events Calender
    • Washingtonian Events
  • Food & Drink
    • 100 Very Best Restaurants
    • The Hot List
    • Brunch
    • New Restaurants
    • Restaurant Finder
  • Home & Style
    • Health
    • Parenting
  • Shopping
    • Gift Guides
  • Real Estate
    • Top Realtors
    • Listings We Love
    • Rave Worthy Rentals
  • Weddings
    • Real Weddings
    • Wedding Vendor Finder
    • Submit Your Wedding
  • Travel
    • DC Welcome Guide
    • Best Airbnbs Around DC
    • 3 Days in DC
  • Best of DC
    • Doctors
    • Apartment Rentals
    • Dentists
    • Financial Advisors
    • Industry Leaders
    • Lawyers
    • Mortgage Pros
    • Pet Care
    • Private Schools
    • Realtors
    • Wedding Vendors
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Manage Subscription
    • Current & Past Issues
    • Features and Longreads
    • Newsletters
    • Newsstand Locations
Reader Favorites
  • 100 Very Best Restaurants
  • DC-Area Events Calendar
  • Brunch
  • Neighborhoods
  • Newsletters
  • Directories
  • Washingtonian Events
Washington’s Best
  • Apartment Rentals
  • DC Travel Guide
  • Dentists
  • Doctors
  • Financial Advisers
  • Health Experts
  • Home Improvement Experts
  • Industry Leaders
  • Lawyers
  • Mortgage Professionals
  • Pet Care
  • Private Schools
  • Real Estate Agents
  • Restaurants
  • Retirement Communities
  • Wedding Vendors
Privacy Policy |  Rss
© 2025 Washingtonian Media Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Skip to content
Washingtonian.com
  • Search
  • Subscribe
  • Menu
Washingtonian.com
  • Subscribe
Reader Favorites
  • 100 Very Best Restaurants
  • DC-Area Events Calendar
  • Brunch
  • Neighborhoods
  • Newsletters
  • Directories
  • Washingtonian Events
More
  • Subscribe
  • Manage My Subscription
  • Digital Edition
  • Shop
  • Contests
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
Sections
  • News & Politics
  • Food
  • Things to Do
  • Washingtonian Events
  • Home & Style
  • Editors’ Picks
  • Events Calendar
  • Health
  • Longreads
  • Parenting
  • Real Estate
  • Shopping
  • Travel
  • Weddings
  • DC's Most Influential
  • News & Politics
    • Washingtonian Today
  • Things to Do
    • DC Welcome Guide
    • This Week
    • 100 Best Things to Do in DC
    • Neighborhood Guides
    • DC-Area Events Calender
    • Washingtonian Events
  • Food & Drink
    • 100 Very Best Restaurants
    • The Hot List
    • Brunch
    • New Restaurants
    • Restaurant Finder
  • Home & Style
    • Health
    • Parenting
  • Shopping
    • Gift Guides
  • Real Estate
    • Top Realtors
    • Listings We Love
    • Rave Worthy Rentals
  • Weddings
    • Real Weddings
    • Wedding Vendor Finder
    • Submit Your Wedding
  • Travel
    • DC Welcome Guide
    • Best Airbnbs Around DC
    • 3 Days in DC
  • Best of DC
    • Doctors
    • Apartment Rentals
    • Dentists
    • Financial Advisors
    • Industry Leaders
    • Lawyers
    • Mortgage Pros
    • Pet Care
    • Private Schools
    • Realtors
    • Wedding Vendors
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Manage Subscription
    • Current & Past Issues
    • Features and Longreads
    • Newsletters
    • Newsstand Locations
Eleanor Berman
Eleanor Berman
Travel

Great Small Towns Near Washington, DC

Admit it—you often dream of a simpler life. A small-town life. Here are 27 places that will charm you with old-fashioned hospitality and new fangled vigor, whether you visit for a day, a weekend—or for good.
Great Getaways, Day Trips, Washingtonian Instagram, Great Small Towns  |  Aug 20, 2015
Travel

Easy Escapes: Picks for Pennsylvania Art

Great Getaways, Day Trips  |  Apr 23, 2012
Travel

Easy Escapes: Follow the Maestro

Great Getaways, Day Trips  |  Apr 23, 2012
Travel

Easy Escapes: Romantic Retreats

Want a quiet escape for two? Try one of these intimate inns.
Great Getaways, Day Trips  |  Apr 23, 2012
News & Politics

New Broadway in New York

Make it a New York theater weekend with shows starring Hollywood celebrities and life-size horse puppets.
Travel  |  May 4, 2011
Things to Do

Nonstop from Washington: Istanbul

New nonstop service isn't the only reason to visit this ancient city.
Great Getaways  |  Dec 9, 2010
Things to Do

Fun is in the Air: More Fall Festivals

Five nearby celebrations that promise bountiful harvests—from apples to oysters—plus fantastic foliage and lots of fun.
After Hours, Miscellaneous  |  Oct 6, 2008
Travel

A Simpler Life

You needn’t pull up stakes for a taste of small-town life. These towns are great escapes for a weekend.
Travel  |  May 1, 2008
Firing Up Creativity
Travel

Firing Up Creativity

Want to write a novel? Learn to paint? Speak Spanish? Here are getaways where you can learn something new and have fun doing it—from photo safaris to cooking classes to fly-fishing.
Travel  |  May 1, 2008
Dream Weekends: Royal Trip to Philadelphia
News & Politics

Dream Weekends: Royal Trip to Philadelphia

Note; This exhibit is closed
Travel  |  May 1, 2007
© 2025 Washingtonian Media Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Washingtonian is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Privacy Policy and Opt-Out
 Rss
Get the best news, delivered weekly.
By signing up, you agree to our terms.
  • Subscribe
  • Manage My Subscription
  • Digital Edition
  • Shop
  • Contests
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs