It was my second time going to a Washington Wizards game. They have not won much in the last couple…read moreof years so tickets were cheap. They were giving out free shirts so that was a fun reason to check it out. It was much emptier than other stadiums that I have been to. Usually, we are crowded with other people who are coming in but everything runs smoothly here. I don't know if that is because the team is not doing well or it usually is like this. We were able to look around and see the local vendors. They have the usual fast-food options with some DC specials like Ben's Chili Bowl. I did not try it but I have heard good things. We were able to go up and see the game. Unfortunately, they did not win. It was disappointing that Anthony Davis and Trey Young didn't play but what can you do? It was fun to see a game here and I hope to come back next time I am in town.

I've seen a couple of bands here. It's surprisingly streamlined to go through the entrance process…read more The sound is incredible no matter where you're seated. I've been on the floor and I've been way up high. Quality doesn't get lost. Food and drinks are $$$. Typical of any venue of this type.

Representing 2nd quarter 2019 in scrapbook series is Nationals Park. I've been to Nationals Park…read moremultiple times over the past decade. My very 1st game was on Memorial Day 2013, which was a Beltway series against the O's. At the time, I was living in Alexandria; so I was geographically closer to DC than Baltimore. So naturally, I was rooting for the Nats. My friend who was a Phillies fan was rooting for the O's. In 2021, O's became my #1 team, and Nats moved from 2nd favorite to least favorite. Nats gained a bit back, maybe now 4th or 5th least favorite team. In spite of not liking the Nats now, it's still a solid ballpark. At some point, I'll give a 5-star review to Camden Yard in Baltimore. I like Nats Park better than Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)...see my 3-star of them from October 2025. Rate Field (Chicago White Sox) I gave 4-stars that same day in October. I think Nats Park is even a bit superior to Rate Field. The thing that is a winning factor for Nats Park is some good city views of US Capitol & various other buildings particularly in the nosebleed seats. The ballpark is spacious. You come in a grand entrance. Their mascot is Screech, an oversized bald eagle. But even more well known are the oversized Presidents. I've said hello to Lincoln (my favorite President) as well as Washington, Jefferson, & Teddy Roosevelt greeting fans. By far, Teddy is the most popular people root for when they race around the ballpark in the 4th inning. I'd be happy for Teddy as that's what the majority want, but I don't have a strong opinion. Regardless of who wins, it's entertaining to watch. In September 2015, I took pics of US Presidents in race greeting fans in the front. For a few years, they were honoring William Howard Taft, who was the 1st President to throw out a ceremonial pitch. It was in April 1910 in DC, the Washington Senators vs. Philadelphia Athletics. I'm pictured with Calvin Coolidge who they used for some of 2015 season in the race. Eating options are plentiful, but of course overpriced, but some good unique variety. In August 2024, I had Arepa, which was great. Fun fact: The last FIVE games I was rooting for the other teams (Rangers, White Sox, O's, Reds, & Brewers all lost when I saw them), and Nats won. My intention is good luck to the other team, but just my luck Nats win every time. Maybe I should go when Dodgers or Yankees visit; that's when I'd want to give Nats some luck! In July 2023, I was rooting for Texas Rangers. I had the starting pitcher in my Fantasy baseball league. My friend was running a bit behind. I waited by Metro for him, and I was checking on my phone Rangers didn't score in 1st inning. Then, it was Nats turn at bat, and all of sudden I heard loud cheering, it was a 3-run homer, then a 1-run homer. 4-0. My pitcher got lit up with 36 ERA in the 1st inning. I was annoyed with a rain delay that occurred. Almost the entire DC area wasn't experiencing rain but an isolated thunderstorm blew through Alexandria & Reagan National Airport and came right over Nats Park. The rain lasted maybe 15 minutes, but the game was delayed 1.5 hours, which I thought was ridiculous. I thought it might've been a ploy to get people to buy more drinks or food. But I wasn't going to do that. So instead of eating dinner after the game perhaps 6:30 or 7, it was after 8 PM. In September 2023, I had extra leave time for work I needed to use by end of month. I went to a Wednesday day game against White Sox. It was high scoring game for Nats 13 runs, and slightly below the median with only 3 for the White Sox. In May 2024, I was decked out in my O's shirt & hat for the Beltway series. Of course, my O's were bums...their final # of runs was a big fat O, while Nats got 3 or a sideways curly W for them. Then, Nats beat Cincinnati Reds when I was there in July 2024. Carly Rae Jepson performed that night, which was cool. Finally, in August 2024, I was rooting for my Milwaukee Brewers. But of course, they had to be total bums until 8th inning, where they caught up to only lose by 1 run. Conclusions: Nats Park is good solid ballpark. It's not the most architecturally appealing on the design like more the classic Camden Yard style, but it still does the job for good spectating.

Decent stadium, walked right in and was able to take photos with the four presidents (and the Geico…read moreguy), but couldn't find Screech! Spacious main team store; would love to see more Montana West and BaubleBar offerings. Friendly and helpful employees, decent variety of food ( crab cakes, crepes, Filipino/ Hawaiian, bbq, Mexican, Korean). Appreciate the military respect and historical information for the President's race. Dedicated fan base, spacious and clean bathrooms, good scoreboard. Relatively small and non memorable kids area, especially compared to other ball parks ( climbing wall/ hot dog launcher in Philly, Pirates theme in Pittsburgh, etc) Want more of Screech though!!! The Nats won too!!

I miss RFK Stadium. For decades, it served Washington, D.C. as a premier event space for soccer…read moregames, concerts, etc. It's a massive stadium in Hill East really close to the Stadium-Armory Metro Station on the Orange/Blue/Silver line. The stadium itself has plenty of seating with bleachers that bounce as people cheer. There's nothing more fun when watching an intense soccer game. There were plenty of food options inside especially ones that serve a solid pupusa. Beer is plentiful. Sadly, the stadium closed a few years back. They are still trying to decide what to do with the space.

If it were made of Rubber, it'd be Rubber F Kennedy Memorial Stadium…read more RFK is a wonderful stadium that is beautiful and historic and reminds me of the World Cup 94,and also reminds me of where I used to come and watch DC United play. It's falling into disrepair, but it has so many great memories for me that I can do nothing but give it a good rating. It's one of the classic stadiums of the USA, and I hope that they are able to keep it open and renovate it and make it useful. Even though it won't have the NFL playing in it anytime soon, I hope that somebody big will play it in future. Richard covered most of what happened here, it was a legend. But he forgot that World Cup USA 94 games were held here, which were my greatest memory of the stadium that famously and literally would bounce up and down during games.

Newer facilities with quick and easy access overall. Be mindful of the upper seating, stairs at a…read moregood incline if you are not nimble on your feet. Good view of field from most seats. Not a lot of shade depending on seats and time of the day and even if covered can have sum breaking through gaps so ensure to put that SPF on for those sunny days! Parking is atrocious here with fees of $100 immediately around if driving in. Metro is 15-20 minute walk so plan accordingly!

I came here as part of a group event to see a player who represents my home country play against DC…read moreUnited. We were able to secure tickets through a group link. I purchased 3 sets of tickets using the link they gave us. I ended up using 2 different emails accidentally to purchase the tickets and then couldn't access them. I reached out to our ticket rep immediately to try and rectify the situation. He told me to give them until the following week because they had a huge event that weekend. A month went by and I didnt hear back. With the game soon approaching I reached back out to try and rectify the issue. After multiple attempts, I was finally able access and transfer the tickets to my friends the day before. Prior to attending, I asked 2 different arena staff members about their policy for hand flags. I even shared a photo prior to purchasing 25 of them for oue group. When I arrived I was given a hard time by security and ultimately was told they weren't allowed. This was so frustrating. I was allowed to leave them at guest services to pick up after the game instead of having to throw them away which I guess is the bright side. They also have $5 wines on Wednesdays!! At the end of the game, we were able to meet the player and take photos and that was definitely a highlight!

Had the best time ever at my first nationals game at this stadium! Everyone, all the staff members…read morewere so nice, friendly and very helpful. Diamond club is the only way to go from now on!

I'll give this a four star review if you were able to get tickets for around $150 each on the…read moresecondary market for a midweek day game with a smaller crowd but I'd give it three stars if I was paying full price (around $250 each) for a game with a large crowd. We got there soon after the gates opened and had no trouble getting a table. It's wait staff service for seating, you don't just grab a table. There's a decent number of tables but it didn't seem like nearly enough for everyone if the section is anywhere near capacity so I'd say get there early. Service is friendly as they bring your beverages (free wine, beer, soft drinks and other alcohol at an additional charge per drink). You get the food yourself from various buffet stations around the club. Areas included hotdogs and half smokes (lamely didn't include Italian sausages or brats, they need to add those); tasty flank steak with sauce and rolls that were past peak freshness; a pizza station I didn't try; a brunch station (assuming for just 1pm games) with super tasty bacon and a hash brown casserole; and a station with chicken, grilled asparagus and a tasty cucumber salad. They also had lots of desserts including key lime tarts and red velvet cake. They also have items you can take to your seats including packaged ice cream bars, chips and of course roasted peanuts and cracker jacks. The seats themselves are of course great seats with extra wide seats and comfortable padding on the bottom of the seats. Pay attention for foul balls though! You also can order free beer, wine and certain free snack items such as ice cream sandwiches, peanuts, hot dogs, popcorn, and a few others and an usher brings them to your seat. You can also go back into the club to get something to eat or drink during the game or just to cool off for a few minutes. I do have to say I only saw one fairly small restroom for the entire club. There might be others I didn't notice but otherwise I could see there being a wait when the game is sold out and this place is packed. Overall a fun time that I enjoyed and it's worth to try once and maybe check out a game or two each season if you can get cheaper tickets on the secondary market for a less crowded hut I don't personally see it being worth the price at full price for a sold out game.

September 21st 2025…read more This place is so disorganized and disappointing. My father called ahead of time since him and I are both disabled (we both have handicap placards and my father has a permanent disabled license plate) He finally got ahold of someone and they said if we want handicap parking up close get the gold parking pass. I paid 200 dollars for parking. Yes, 200. Parking up close is VERY important to me.. Nobody was helpful in guiding us to the lot we paid 200 dollars for. Also, they told us when we got there there's no handicap places, we just have to go and sit on a blue bench and call a number for a golf cart to pick us up. I called the number 3 times and somebody did answer. They were nice but not helpful. We ended up having to give up and walk. No workers were helpful, and when we would try to flag down other workers on golf carts they would not stop for us. They did not even look at us The stadium is very outdated. It looks extremely industrial and not welcoming Very crowded Lines were long There definitely was not enough bathrooms or food areas to keep up with all the people it can hold However, I did enjoy the seats we had. I liked the view. And the field looks great. I will say, the bathrooms for the MOST part were clean for over 50 thousand people being there. I did see a toilet overflowing onto the ground though. But workers were taking care of it This stadium needs a huge update. Do not waste 200 on up close parking. It wasn't even that up close and nobody came and picked us up despite us calling and waiting for 43 minutes (the game had already started while we were waiting) Again, I do have to hand it to the woman on the phone who kept answering. It wasn't her fault and at least she answered. So, if you are disabled and can't walk far, plan accordingly Every stadium is different So always check their bag rules. I did have to use a small clear bag Sadly, this stadium is probably one of the worst I've been to P.S- if you google worst NFL stadiums, this one comes up lol. So I'm not the only one complaining

The comp food offered by the Joe Gibbs club lever is nice and fresh…read more The club level service is outstanding led by our wonderful server, JD

Nice arena that feels very intimate. However, the costs are skyrocketing due to high demand for…read moreWNBA games. Getting in and out is a challenge by Metro. Brought my wheelchair and the walkway to Congress Heights Metro required fans to jump over a construction fence. Wish they had a shuttle. Ended up walking to MLK Ave to get to Anacostia. Not much around here yet. Think they will soon make at least weekend games at Capital One Arena. Also loved the Pandamonium sections for Pax and have gone to her birthday bash the past couple years, which was during my birthday for the first time. Food and drink options are limited.

We have made it a yearly thing where we see at least one NBA G League game, but this year there…read morewere changes that made things more confusing. I really wish they had more concessions at this arena, so typically we have dinner before or after pending the game time. If you get the tickets with beer/wine and snacks I highly recommend to only sit in the lounge. The floor seats aren't worth it at all. You can be on the opposite side of the lounge and be forced to walk up the stairs around the arena back down the stairs grab your snacks only to have to do that all over again to get back to your seats. The ushers also give conflicting information and be told to walk one way and then be forced to walk another by another person. It makes it very confusing and frustrating for a guest that is just following what they were told.

We had a great time watching a DC United game recently. Our seats were great, and even though we…read morewere fairly high up, Audi Field has well positioned seats--so that you can see well without feeling that the seats are too elevated (for people like me--who don't like heights.) The food choices in the stadium are good, and the atmosphere is always fun. We also used Spot Hero and were able to park conveniently near the stadium...

DC United has been one of the most successful clubs in MLS to date. In terms of total MLS Cups won,…read moreDC is currently second (4 championships), trailing only the LA Galaxy (5). DC United is tied with the LA Galaxy for the most Supporters' Shields won (4 each; most seasons with best regular season record). They've also won three US Open Cups (second-most in the league) and are the only MLS team to have won either the CONCACAF Champions League and the Copa Interamericana championship. So, when it comes to Major League Soccer, this is what you call a historically elite team. DC United was one of the original 10 teams to begin MLS play in the league's inaugural season in 1996. They had success right out the gate, winning the MLS Cup in 1996, 1997, and 1999. The team carried that success into the 2000s, but aside from their 2013 US Open Cup win (where they were underdogs), they haven't won anything of consequence since. A couple of the most well-known players and coaches from DC United include Bolivian forward Jaime Moreno and American midfielder and coach Ben Olsen. Moreno and Olsen were teammates on the 1999 and 2004 MLS Cup championship teams. Moreno has gone on to set club records in many statistical categories including most appearances (427) and goals scored (162). No other DC United player has come close. The season immediately after his last as a player (2009), Olsen took the reins as head coach in 2010 after the firing of Curt Onalfo. Olsen went on to coach DC United for an entire decade (2010-2020), by far the longest tenure of any club coach. For the first 22 seasons, DC United played in the old RFK Stadium (opened 1961) which was used for a variety of sporting events including Washington Redskins (NFL), Washington Nationals (MLB), and Military Bowl (NCAA Division I FBS) games. The team has played at Audi Field since its opening in 2018. Audi Field, which was built specifically for DC United, is located about 10-15 minutes (5-6 miles) away from the old stadium, down the Anacostia River. In its final years as home to DC United, RFK was configured to seat 20,000 for MLS games, same as Audi Field.

The Washington Capitals also known as the Caps are a professional ice hockeyteam based in…read moreWashington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been playing at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. since 1997. The Capitals were formed in 1974 and won the Stanley Cup in the 2017/2018 season. Two years that were very good times in my life! All eyes are going to be on the team and the star player tomorrow when they play the Islanders. Alexander Ovechkin a Russian Hockey Player most likely will break the long time record for the most goals in a career. Ovechkin has already tied the record held by Wayne Gretzky. I'm recommending you enjoy hockey live and on television. I will definitely be watching the game on TV tomorrow at 12:30pm Capitals versus the Islanders. I'm a huge hockey fan of all the teams. This is a very big deal in the world of NHL Hockey.

Since their first season in 1974-75, the Washington Capitals have been in the top third of the NHL…read morein terms of regular-season performance. Thus, the Capitals are a perennial playoff team. In the playoffs, the team has been relatively mediocre, with a sub-.470 win percentage. The lack of playoff success shows in the number of Stanley Cup Finals (2) and Stanley Cup championships (1) won. Since drafting Alexander Ovechkin with the first pick in 2004, Ovechkin has been synonymous with the Capitals. So far, he's spent all 17 seasons of his NHL career playing for Washington. In July 2021, he signed a five-year deal with the Capitals that's worth an average of $9.5 million per year. The contract will see him through to the 2025-26 season. By the end of that season, he'll be 40 years old. Ovechkin is a living legend and for-sure hall-of-famer. He's currently the only active NHL player within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL regular-season goals scored record of 894. At the time of writing this review, Ovechkin has scored 772 goals and ranks third behind Gretzky and another legend, Gordie Howe (801), all time. Gretzky scored at a rate of .601 goals per game. Ovechkin's current career pace is higher at .611, so he has a realistic shot at surpassing The Great One. Needless to say, Ovechkin has set lots of records, both within the franchise and league-wide. He's also as decorated as they get. Now a 12-time All-Star, he holds the record for most Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophies (season-leading goal scorer) won with nine and counting. He's a three-time Hart Memorial Trophy (NHL regular season MVP) winner (2008, 2009, 2013) and he won the Conn Smythe Trophy (Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP) in 2018. Ovechkin has been the team captain since 2010. 2018 is when Ovi and the Caps won the Stanley Cup. After dropping Game 1 on the road at T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada), Washington rebounded to win Games 2 through 5 and win their Finals matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-1. The Capitals closed out a tight one on the road in Game 5, winning 4-3: https://youtu.be/IzyKiQY5GoI. The Golden Knights were brand new that season (2017-18). The Capitals' head coach at the time was Barry Trotz. After only four seasons in Washington, he resigned just days after leading the Capitals to the Stanley Cup championship (contract disagreements) and signed with the New York Islanders. The Capitals have had two head coaches since Trotz: Todd Reirden (2018-2020) and current coach Peter Laviolette. Unlike Reirden, Laviolette brought over 15 years of NHL head coaching experience to Washington. Coincidentally, Laviolette's first NHL head coaching job is where Trotz is today, the New York Islanders. He led the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2006 Stanley Cup championship and led both the Philadelphia Flyers (2010) and the Nashville Predators (2017) to the Stanley Cup Finals.

The DC Armory hosts various events, such as galas, expositions, conventions, concerts, sporting…read moreevents, trade shows, and so on - there's supposedly 70,000 square feet of exhibition space, a seating capacity of 10,000, and 3 lots for parking. I recently went there for a festival, and the set-up was great. There was some confusion in regards to parking, but that was more on the event organizers' fault. I was directed to park at another lot by the school, but I should have gone for one of the 2-hour parking on the streets that are of limited availability. Note that there's construction and blinking traffic lights, so be cautious of the traffic. It is a bit of a walk from the lots to the main entrance area. There is security at the front where you will have your items checked and yourself scanned. +large event space +lots available for parking

Formerly the HQ for the D.C. National Guard, the D.C. Armory is now an events space operated by…read moreEvents D.C. It still looks military and the inside main floor is totally gutted so it can be transformed into anything- a stage, a court, an art gallery, you name it. There are restrooms throughout the building, snack stands, and it's literally right next to the Stadium-Armory Metro on the Orange/Blue line.