The first segment extends from Georgetown to Harpers Ferry ... The history of the C&O Canal spans four centuries. It was first proposed by George Washington in the 1700s to improve navigability ...

The number of rooftop bars is booming around Washington, D.C., with an array of venues offering drinks and atmosphere with ...

The C&O Canal Trust and the C&O Canal National ... to house Corps members whose main mission was to reconstruct the canal from Georgetown to Great Falls. About 150-200 members lived in each ...

A new boutique hotel is set to open in the Georgetown neighborhood at the ... design as a tribute hotel.” Mark Namdar, Canal House’s general manager and dining curator, said the bar menu of the C+O ...

Canal House of Georgetown, a boutique hotel in a redeveloped former office building near the C&O Canal in D.C.'s Georgetown(Courtesy Marriott International) Canal House of Georgetown, a boutique ...

(Courtesy Georgetown Heritage) There are lingering questions about the future of Georgetown’s C&O canal boat tours, after the National Park Service announced it’s ending its philanthropic ...

Georgetown Heritage and the park service remain committed to their shared goal of preserving and ensuring the public’s use of that that 1-mile stretch of the C&O Canal that runs from the zero ...

Hanson said the Park Service will instead expand its work in Georgetown with the C&O Canal Trust. Ending the agreement does not change the operation of the canal boat in Georgetown, however.

Georgetown’s Piccolo, a romantic trattoria with a second-floor balcony overlooking the historic C&O Canal, has racked up several accolades over its 37-year run. That includes a 2019 Rammys finalist ...

On a warm Friday afternoon, there’s nothing quite as tranquil as a lazy cruise through D.C. that lets you look at historic buildings from a new angle while enjoying the slight breeze and the ...

Georgetown Heritage’s Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal boat tours will return for a second season sooner than initially expected. The tours along the Georgetown waterway will resume May 5 ...