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To get inspiration for The Wharf's design, Hoffman — who co-developed the Wharf with Madison Marquette — said he and his team traveled throughout the world.
This year, like last year, we split up the coverage into two sections. One features our staff picks — the places and activities we love the most at the moment. The other is full of your picks — dozens of places to go and things to do as voted on by you, our readers.
The splashiest restaurant yet to grace the Wharf — Del Mar by Fabio Trabocchi — prompts two visceral responses from customers.
On October 5th, Draken Harald Hårfagre, the world’s largest operating Viking ship, docked at the Wharf's Transit Pier for a 10-day stopover.
From the smartly revitalized Wharf and Navy Yards—where the city’s long-dormant sports scene has been reawakened—to neighborhoods like U Street and Adams Morgan, luring fans to spots like Maydan, which blends Middle Eastern and North African flavors, and to the recent, avant-garde hotel newcomers, it’s the people away from the seat of the Capitol shaping the city today.
The Wharf will include hotels, restaurants, performance spaces, boat slips, a fish market and solar and natural gas power.
If someone turns to Google Maps' transit feature for directional assistance as of this month, it might present the D.C.-area water taxis as an option for getting from point A to point B, as long as the Potomac River lies between those two points.
One place that’s become somewhat of a new go-to hangout spot for us (on non-rainy days, anyway): The District Wharf.
Introducing one of the best ways to view the city and the easiest mode of transportation to get to destinations on the Potomac and Anacostia rivers: our new water taxi. And if you just want to get across the Washington Channel, catch our jitney to East Potomac Park for a round of golf or a leisurely stroll.
Travel the WaterfrontThe District’s most noteworthy companies and retailers are setting down roots at The Wharf. Among the best commercial real estate in DC, our trophy spaces and prime retail locations provide prominent visibility and an attractive location with sweeping vistas and a lively after-work dining and entertainment scene.
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