Anacostia (Washington, D.C.) - Wink Travel Guide

Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.

The most important reason to visit is simply to better appreciate the area's rich history, which served as home to notable residents from Frederick Douglass to Ezra Pound, Marvin Gaye, and the infamous former mayor of D.C., Marion Barry.

There are two excellent small museums here to help visitors do just that—the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and the Frederick Douglass House.

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