Tim Krepp is a local tour guide and DC blogger. He offers useful tips and techniques to tourists and visitors for getting the most out of a visit to DC on his website DC Like a Local. 

Cultural Tourism DC asked some prominent Washingtonians to share with us their favorite places or events that are special and unique to DC.

Tim shares his top 5.

1. Congressional Cemetery: This is a great town if you're a cemetery junkie. From the solemn grandeur of Arlington just across the river to the sylvan calm of Oak Hill in Georgetown, there's plenty to keep me fascinated. But hands down, my favorite is Congressional Cemetery. From "America's Westminster Abbey" to quirky neighborhood park, the Cemetery has had many lives and still lives on as an active, vibrant gathering spot for young and old, humans and dogs, and the living and the dead.

2. The view from the Old Post Office: With a view almost as good as the Washington Monument with a fraction of the hassle, the Old Post Office tower is my jumping off point for showing first time visitors the lay of the land. But as useful as it is in introducing our visitors to DC, I really enjoy going up there with long time residents for the first time. The shift in perspective of seeing their city from a new angle brings out some great stories.

3. Portrait Gallery/American Art Museum: DC boasts more than our fair share of stunning museums, art and otherwise, but if you're looking beyond just the collection, I love the Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. Unlike many of the Smithsonians, it isn't walled off from the urban fabric of the city by fortress-like Federal buildings. Their stunning new courtyard is one of my favorite places to catch your breath and rest your feet in the midst of a hard day of touring. Now if they could just get the water feature working again...

4. Hilloween: DC wins at fall festivals, and I'll fight any man who says different (or at least argue strenuously with him). Capping them all off is Hilloween at Eastern Market. I like to get there a bit early a grab a good seat (and a beer) at Tunnicliffs and watch the mayhem develop. It's Capitol Hill (neighborhood, not big white building) in all it's quirky intensity. If you ever doubt real people live in Washington, come here.

5. Lincoln Memorial at 2 in the morning: It's so easy as a tour guide to become blasse about the many monuments and memorials we drag our visitors through. Daniel Chester French's statue of Abraham Lincoln still manages to get to me, even after a couple hundred visits or so. For a more personal expereince, swing by in the early AM after all the eighth graders are safely asleep and commune with the 16th President without distraction.

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