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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

The city's beloved showcase for punk favorites, indie up-and-comers and other fledgling rockers is back for another year of free outdoor shows. Fort Reno Park Chesapeake Street and Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC | 202-355-6356