Washington Hilton

Washington, DC

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The 1960s-style semicircular structure has all the amenities you expect at a big business hotel. The rooms are corporate blah, but considering the service you get and the nifty location near food and drink hot spots, it’s not a bad deal. Wi-fi costs $13 per day.

The Hilton is famed as the site of John Hinckley’s attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, on March 30, 1981. Hoping to impress the actor Jodie Foster, the disturbed young man shot Reagan, his press secretary and an FBI agent near the T St NW entrance.

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