Penn Quarter
Penn Quarter/Chinatown transportation and location
Penn Quarter/Chinatown is located between H & I Streets and 5th & 8th Streets in the N.W. Washington DC. The easiest way to get to Chinatown is via Metro and the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop on the red line.
Penn Quarter/Chinatown appeal
There are plenty of excellent restaurants and bars in Chinatown with a nightlife at the Capital One Arena where fans watch the Washington Wizards & Mystic professional basketball teams and the Washington Capitals professional hockey team play.
For more cultural events, there is the National Portrait Gallery, Shakespeare Theatre and Ford's Theatre.
Every November through mid-December, the Downtown Holiday Market with over 150 vendors is held at 8th and F Streets NW.
Penn Quarter/Chinatown history
Chinese immigrants first came to this neighborhood in Washington DC in 1850. This neighborhood was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants but today fewer than a few hundred Chinese Americans live in the area.
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