With holiday bars gaining popularity in Washington, D.C., I want to provide you with the ultimate guide for your visit — or even if you live here. These bars range from charming date spots with your partner or a girls' night out, to dive bars and everything in between! Note that there are two major Christmas sponsors: Miracle and Holly Jolly. Both change their bars annually, as explained below. For Holly Jolly, you'll need to purchase tickets online, while Miracle offers free entry. The other bars listed are not affiliated with these two brands.

Let’s go on a holiday bar crawl, shall we?

Here are my top recommendations for things to see and do in the city. One thing to note: dates, times and maybe some of the experiences will change. Therefore, I suggest searching before you come to DC. If you only have one day, you can probably fit all of these activities into it. However, if you're lucky enough to spend a weekend traveling solo, you'll have the opportunity to explore even more! I want to

Have you ever wanted to travel to Germany or Thailand, or even both on the same day but couldn’t because you lacked money, time off, etc.? Well, my friend, I have good news. You can travel to 5 or 6 different countries in one day without even experiencing any jet lag!

How is this possible, you ask?

Come and experience the Embassy and EU Days!

As a local, this is both my favorite and least favorite time in DC. With the flowers in bloom and spring around the corner, you can feel the city come to life. With that, though, come many tourists, causing high traffic and low mindfulness.

First, I will take you through the history of these magic trees, then follow it up with the 7 things you should do to make your time in DC easy and fun!