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Upper Northwest

Map of Upper Northwest

This area, to the north of Georgetown and stretching up to the Maryland border, is best known for Washington National Cathedral, an eye-catching Gothic-style building completed in 1990 after more than 80 years of construction. About a mile north, just past the Tenleytown/American University Metro stop and at the highest point in the city, is Fort Reno, the site of the only Civil War battle within Washington proper.

At a Glance

SIGHTS

Washington National Cathedral

RESTAURANTS

HOTELS

ENTERTAINMENT

SHOPPING

1. Friendship Heights/Wisconsin Avenue shopping
Stores here cater to shoppers with a more realistic budget.
2. Hillwood Museum and Gardens
Take a gander at Fabergé eggs and 12 acres of formal gardens.
3. Washington National Cathedral
Look for the Darth Vader gargoyle on the soaring towers.
National Zoo
Visit the giant pandas, elephants, lions and other creatures out of doors.
U.S. Naval Observatory
View the heavens through one of the world's most powerful telescopes.