Not For Tourists Guide to Washington DC 2016

With details on everything from the Smithsonian to the 201 Bar, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs.The Not For Tourists Guide to Washington DC is the urban manual to the city that no local, or tourist, should be without. This map-based guidebook divides the city into 46 mapped neighborhoods. Each map is marked by NFT’s user-friendly icons, which help locate the essential services, transportation, and entertainment venues in the area.Want to know the best place to grab an al fresco cocktail? NFT has you covered. How about exploring little residential suburban pockets far away from the National Mall? We’ve got that, too. The nearest up-and-coming restaurant, farmer’s market, LGBT venue, or football game—whatever you need—NFT puts it at your fingertips. The guide also includes:• A foldout highway map• Over 100 neighborhood maps• Coverage for nearby universities and Baltimore• Details on parks and outdoor activities• Information on the National Mall and the US CapitolIt’s the main weapon in implementing our “No resident left behind!” policy.

"For people who don't want to be seen carrying a guidebook." —The New York Times"Take an A to Z, mix it with a Lonely Planet and throw in all the things a guidebook should never say, and voilà." —The Observer"A series of guides designed to make you feel like a local." —CNN"Quality guides written by travel experts" —Travel Channel“Survival handbooks for natives—but they can be lifesavers for visitors as well.” —The Boston Globe“It’s not quite Lonely Planet, and it’s not quite the Yellow Pages, but NFT may be their bastard child.” —Toronto Star“This is one guidebook you won’t find in the fanny pack next to the wet wipes.” —Entertainment"At NFT’s core is that most important of things...good taste.” —The Guardian, "For people who don't want to be seen carrying a guidebook." —The New York Times"Take an A to Z, mix it with a Lonely Planet and throw in all the things a guidebook should never say, and voilà." —The Observer"A series of guides designed to make you feel like a local." —CNN"Quality guides written by travel experts" —Travel Channel“Survival handbooks for natives—but they can be lifesavers for visitors as well.” —The Boston Globe“It’s not quite Lonely Planet, and it’s not quite the Yellow Pages, but NFT may be their bastard child.” —Toronto Star“This is one guidebook you won’t find in the fanny pack next to the wet wipes.” —Entertainment"At NFT’s core is that most important of things...good taste.” —The Guardian

Not For Tourists (NFT) released their first book, a guide to Manhattan, in May of 2000. Today, NFT produces eleven books each year, working closely with city and neighborhood editors in Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. Their offices are in New York City.