Description

Not For Tourists (NFT), in partnership with Tuft and Co., is bringing its award-winning series of city guides to the iPhone and iPod Touch to help you navigate and explore like a local. NFT Washington DC shows you where to find the best places to dine, shop, eat cupcakes, experience local arts and theater, discuss politics, buy local produce, repair a bike, and borrow a book. With frank overviews ... Read Moreand commentary, every neighborhood is described and mapped out in full detail by local Washington experts, including several essential Virginia and Maryland suburbs.

And it’s incredibly fast. Unlike most travel applications, NFT doesn’t need to be online to work its magic. Whether you’re on the metro at rush hour or in the middle of a kickball game on the National Mall, NFT will be there for you.

If you’re planning a trip to our nation’s capitol, this is perfect to app to explore the city before you get there.

FEATURES
56 Metropolitan Washington DC Neighborhoods
3,633 Editorialized listings
20 Categories. Sports bars that also show C-Span? Bike repair off the Capital Crescent trail? We have it all.
Works on or offline.

Some choice listings:
Kramerbooks & Afterwords Café: “Restaurant? Bookstore? All-night pancake joint? A must-visit.”
Levante’s: “Great Middle Eastern served by happy waiters.”
Sullivan’s Toy Store: “Narrow aisles crammed with every toy imaginable. Leave kids home.”
CakeLove: “Lust-worthy cupcakes.”
Flying Fish: “Sushi and karaoke, together at last.”

Some comments from the press about NFT:
“a map-driven user's manual for the city” -SF Chronicle
“…for people who don’t want to be seen carrying a guidebook.” -The New Yorker
“…a series of guides designed to make you feel like a local.” -CNN
“NFT books keep you from looking like that most loathed of public figures: the guy with the map.” -Men’s Journal
“Survival handbooks for natives--but they can be lifesavers for visitors as well.” -Boston Globe