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Exhibit about life in a town occupied by the military, with biographical sketches of locals caught in the conflict, historical photos, artifacts and maps of wartime Alexandria Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA | 703-746-4994

Blackbyrd Warehouse has turned its oyster special -- $12 for a half-dozen Virginia oysters and a pint of stout -- into a permanent fixture on the menu. Blackbyrd Warehouse 2005 14th St. NW, Washington, DC

Get $1 oysters after work at the cool 14th Street lounge. Blackbyrd Warehouse 2005 14th St. NW, Washington, DC

NASA's hardest-working space shuttle lands in Virginia. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA | 202-633-1000

There's no party in Washington like the Boomerang Party Yacht, which sails up and down the Potomac River while a DJ spins and shots and frozen drinks flow. Washington Harbour 3050 K St. NW, Washington, DC

Models of mousetraps show the different patents inventors submitted during the 19th century. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Thirty-two models of 19th century patents. Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

A legendary night of drinking with $2 bottles of beer and a taco bar. The Front Page 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Sip on exotic $4 sojutinis (martinis made with soju, a Korean rice liquor) or liquor drinks and $3 Kirin, Sapporo and Tiger beers. Fill up on steamed or pan-fried dumplings ($3) filled with shrimp, meat or vegetables. Mandu 453 K St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-588-1540

Radius offers a $5 beer-and-pizza happy hour between 5 and 7 every weekday, all day on Saturday and Sunday and all night on Mondays. Radius Pizza 3155 Mount Pleasant St., Washington, DC