discover DC......  POLITICALLY
Meet Like Minded People     www.meetup.com

discover DC......  DC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Chamber provides visitor information & assistance          www.dcchamber.org

discover DC......  INVENTORS
DC Inventors    www.DCinventors.org
Entrepreneur Expo   www.innovatemd.com
Fab Lab    www.fablabdc.org
MIT Enterprise Forum Events   www.MITefDC.org
                                                      www.MIT
USPTO  US Patent and Trademark Office    www.uspto.org

OUT & ABOUT: INSIDERS TIPS 2 TOURING
Other peoples recommendations of where they have been   www.foursquared.com

ASK THE LOCALS WHERE TO GO WHAT TO DO WHERE TO EAT
Bookstores     Might recommend a place to read and relax
Busdrivers
Firefighters     Firestations are often a few blocks away
Hotel Chefs
Hotel Waitstaff
Maids
Museum Curators
Parking Valet
Police 
Taxicab Drivers             

INSIDERS TRIVIA
www.tripadvisor.com  Site provides 'horses mouth' from other Been There Done That customer experiences
www.committeeof100.net    The Committee of 100 on the Federal City's officers, trustees and volunteer members responsibly plan and contribute expertise and civic action to safeguarding and advancing the natural, beautiful and livable history distinction of Washington 
www.film.dc.gov  DC’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Development posts casting calls for
upcoming film and video projects being shot in the District. The Office of Motion Picture and Television Development is not involved in the casting or selection decision process. Actors should respond directly to the casting contact listed in each casting call. www.film.dc.gov

discover DC...... FREE NEWS/CITY GUIDES AVAILABLE STREET BOXES & STORES
Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting An Establishment of Religion, or Prohibiting The Free Exercise Thereof; or Abridging The Freedom Of Speech Or Of The Press; Or The Right Of The People Peacably To Assemble, And To Petition The Governemnt For A Redress Of Grievances
The Afro  www.afro.com  (202) 332 0080
Arrive Magazine       www.arrivemagazine.com
Capital Hill Rag       www.facebook.com/pages/Hill-Rag/176775440631
Competitor Magazine    www.competitor.com
The Current Newspapers   www.currentnewspapers.com
The Diplomat   www.washdiplomat.com   (301) 933 3552
District Chronicle     www.districtchronicles.com
El Tiempo Latino   www.eltiempolatino.com   (703) 527 7860
El Pregonero    www.elpregonero.org
Epoch Times   www.theepochtimes.com  (212) 239 2808     
The Hill   www.thehill.com   (202) 628 8500
The Intowner   www.theintowner.com   (202) 234 1717
Metro Weekly   www.metroweekly.com  (202) 638 6830
Old Town Crier: Available in select Georgetown locations
Pentagram         www.jbmhh.army.mil
Politico  www.politico.com
Spokes     www.spokesmagazine.com
The Southwester    www.swdc.org
Street Sense (Newspaper Benefitting The Homesless)       www.streetsense.org
Washington City Paper  www.washingtoncitypaper.com  (202) 332 2100
Washington Flyer    www.washingtonflyer.com
Washington Post Examiner  www.washingtonexaminer.com   (202) 903 2000
The Express News Brief   www.expressnightout.com
Blade: Geared to the GBLT communities  www.washingtonblade.com
Washington Hispanic   www.washingtonhispanic.com   (202) 667-8881
Where Traveler Magazine      www.wheretraveler.com

discover DC......   DC MAGAZINES
Capitol File    www.capitolfile-magazine.com
City Living   www.citylivingdc.org
DC       www.modernluxury.com
Local Kicks     www.localkicks.com
Now Magazine    www.nowguides.com
Washingtonian Magazine     www.washingtonian.com

discover DC......    ONLINE MAGS
www.biggovernment.com
BISNOW        www.bisnow.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
www.humaneventsonline.com



discover DC....    LANGUAGES
Launguage Line      www.languageline.com

discover DC.....     MEMORIES
Scrapbook Your Trip    www.mypublisher.com
iLife                                www.store.apple.com
                                        www.shutterfly.com

discover DC......   TOUR DEAL BREAKERS & MAKERS
Increasing DEAL MAKERS are flooding Inboxes with offers that can make or break a DC visit.
FACEBOOK   TBD (world's largest social network is pending release of their ecommerce Deal)
Bing Rewards    www.bingrewards.com
Buy With Me    www.buywithme.com/dc
Capitol Deal    www.thecapitoldeal.com     Washington Post  
CBS     www.offers.cbslocal.com
Daily Steals     www.dailysteal.com
Deal Chicken     www.dealchicken.com
Deal Find     www.dealfind.com
Deal On      www.dealon.com       Washington Express 
Deal Pulp    www.dealpulp.com     
Doodle Deals   www.doodledeals.com
Georgetown Events     www.georgetownevents.com
Get Glue         www.getglue.com
Gilt City      www.giltcity.com/dcvip
Google     www.Google.com/offers
Jewish Offers     www.jewishoffers.org
KGB Deals    www.kgbdeals.com/washington-dc
Lifeseta     www.lifesta.com/washington-dc
Live Deals    www.livedeals.com
Living Social    www.livingsocial.com
Local Kicks    www.localkicks.com
Rue La La    www.ruelala.com
Sarges List     www.sargeslist.com
Scout Mob     www.scoutmob.com
Shobb    www.shobb.com
Smart Destinations    www.smartdestinations.com
So Whats The Deal    www.sowhatsthedeal.com
Tippr     www.tippr.com
Town Hog     www.townhog.com
Washington DC 4 Score   www.dc4score.com
Where Traveler    www.wheretraveler.com
Yahoo Deals  www.yahoo.com/deals
Yelp Deals    www.yelp.com/deals
Your Best Deals   www.yourbestdeals.com
Yollar    www.yollar.com

discover DC......    TOURING DC
District of Columbia Licensing Regulations
"No person shall for hire guide or escort any person through or about the District of Columbia unless he/she shall have first secured a license to do so."  "Licenses must be clearly visible at all times for purposes of enforcement."                                                  District of Columbia Municipal Regulations 19, Section 47-2836
www.washingtondctourguides.com/about/ethics.html

All About Town Inc   Free pick up at most hotels
 www.allabouttown.com    (301) 856 5556
Anecdotal History Tours   Anthony Pitch delivers tales of DC history
www.dcsightseeing.com    (301) 294 9514
Art On Call    DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities citywide effort to restore Washington’s abandoned police and fire call boxes as neighborhood artistic icons   www.artoncall.com
A Tour De Force    Jean Fogle is a raconteur of DC anecdotal history 
www.atourdeforce.com   (703) 525 2948
Big Bus Tours                       www.openetopsightseeing.com
Bike and Roll              www.bikethesites.com
The Blossom Secrets Stroll   www.washingtonwalks.com
C&O Canal Boat Rides   National Park Service 1 hour narrated $5 ride replicating an 1870 donkey boat pull up the river through an 8 ‘ lock past historic buildings   www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/publicboatrides.htm
Capitol Entertainment Services            www.washington-dc-tours.com
Capitol of Punk Text “DCSPACE” to 67067 to be directed to an interactive tour of 10 DC punk landmarks http://bit.ly/yaprojects
Capitol River Cruises hourly discoveries of DC viewed from the Potomac River departing Georgetown at 31st and K Street    www.capitolrivercruises.com   (800) 405 5511
City Running Tours    www.cityrunningtours.com/dc
City Segway Tours   www.citysegwaytours.com   (202) 626 0017
Capital Segway City Tours   www.capitalsegway.com  (800) 979 3370
Civil War Sites Neighborhood Heritage Talks  www.culturaltourismdc.org
Congressional Cemetery    1807 burial ground for Presidents and District residents
www.congressionalcemetery.org   (202) 543 0539
Cultural TourismDC   Website listing Washington DC calendar of events in historic houses in historic neighborhoods, parks, gardens, art galleries, museums, theatres, guided tours or self guided walking trails www.culturaltourismdc.org  (202) 662 7581
Cultural Tourism   www.audisseyguides.com/washingtondc
DC Metro Food Tours   www.dcmetrofoodtours.com
DC Metro Chocolate Tours  blending history and chocolate    www.dcmetrochocolatetours.com   (800) 697 2583
DC Ducks   www.dcducks.com  (202) 966 DUCK (3825)
DC By Foot
www.dcbyfoot.com
DC Ghost Tours
www.dcghosttours.com (888) 844 3999
DC Metro Food Tours
Cultural walking food and culinary events in the Districts historic neighborhoods
www.dcmetrofoodtours.com   (800) 979 3370
dchappyhours.com
DC Murals Cellphone tour of 27 murals and art destinations reached bv dialing (202) 292 2565 and press the assigned stop number to be connected to the voice of the artist describing the creative expression of their artwork    http://muralsdc.wordpress.com   
DC ON A BUDGET
½ price tickets to the performing arts theatre, dance, music and more  www.ticketplace.org
DC Trails    www.dctrails.com
Double Decker Tours DC       www.doubledeckertoursdc.com   
Entertainment Cruises               www.entertainmentcruises.com
Fords Theatres History On Foot Walking Tours      www.fordstheatre.org
Historical Marker Touring         www.hmdb.org
History On Foot Walking Tour         www.fordstheatre.org
OldTown Trolley     www.trolleytours.com/washington-dc/
On Board Tours            www.onboardtours.com
Open Top Sightseeing       www.opentopsightseeing.com
Potomac Riverboat Company      www.potomacriberboatco.com
Royal Trolley Tours      www.royaltrolleytours.com
Segs In The City                          www.segsinthecity.com
Sky Blue Tours                  www.skybluetours.com
The NOW Pass         www.thenowpass.com
Tourmobile   www.tourmobile.com
Walking Tours Of The Nations Capitol   www.washingtonwalks.com
Washington Harbour Nights           www.washingtonharbournights.com
Washington Photo Safari    www.washington safari.com
Washington Walks Memorials By Moonlight   www.zohery.com
Zohery Tours   www.zohery.com

discover DC.....     POLITICALLY
Line Standing
   Getting Paid To Hold Hearing Spots
Supreme Court Of The United States
Think Tanks
Think Tank Events     www.dclinktank.com
US Capitol: House         www.house.gov
House Committee
US Capitol: Senate        www.senate.gov
Senate Committees
US Capitol Tours
US Capitol Visitors Center

discover DC....      TECHNOLOGICALLY
City Sightseeing      tinyurl.com/dcsightseeingnow
DC Way     tinyurl.com/dcwayapp
Eat Shop Ply DC     tinyurl.com/eatshopplaydc
Food Truck Fiesta         tinyurl.com/dcfoodtruck
Going Out Guide    tinyurl.com/goingoutguidedc
NOW Guide DC    tinyurl.com/nowguidehd
Opentable     tinyurl.com/opentablenow
Smithsonians Meander That    tinyurl.com/32xopwq
Spotcycle.net       spotcycle.net

discover DC.....    POLITICAL RESOURCES
Brookings Institute     www.brookings.edu 
CATO Institute    www.cato.org
Center For American Progress    www.americanprogress.org
DC Link Tank        www.dclinktank.com
Family Research Council      www.frc.org
Foundation Center Training      www.foundationcenter.org
Heritage Foundation      www.heritage.org
Historical Society Of Washington DC           www.historydc.org
Hoover Institute             www.hoover.org
MLK Library    www.dclibrary.org/mlk
Sourcewatch      [list of Think Tanks]     www.sourcewatch.org

discover DC......   POLITICS : Local
DC Council Agenda   www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us

discover DC......   POLITICS : National
Townhall        www.townhall.com