• Try the signature banana bread at Edgar Bar & Kitchen, an exclusive Dupont Circle restaurant in The Mayflower Hotel that pays homage to Washington’s great power players, as J. Edgar Hoover dined at the Mayflower every day. The Mayflower Hotel has been making banana bread since the 1950s and uses more than 20,000 bananas each year to bake over 10,000 loaves. The Mayflower banana bread has been used as a turndown amenity and even as a dessert at many weddings held in the hotel.

• Sample the fantastic eateries in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, which is Washington, D.C.’s most vibrant dining destination. Browse the Sunday farmers market for fresh local produce, try the fried clams at Hank’s Oyster Bar, and sip beers from around the world at the Bier Baron Tavern.

• Taste a sumptuous breakfast at the Old Ebbitt Grill to see powerbrokers, members of Congress, and lobbyists peppering the booths, devouring their breakfasts, and taking their morning meetings.