Skip the Garage. Park in Adams Morgan.

Adams Morgan parking is brutal on weekends — 18th Street's bars and restaurants fill every legal spot for blocks, and weekday street-cleaning makes the rest a gamble.

Book a neighbor's driveway or a private garage spot in advance. ParkLocalDC listings cluster around 18th Street, Columbia Road, and the Kalorama side streets, so you walk to dinner instead of circling.