Hidden bars & speakeasies in Washington, D.C.

Looking for hidden bars & speakeasies in Washington, D.C.? These 8 are the genuinely strange ones — American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM), The Mirror, O.K.P.B. and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Washington, D.C. they'd never find on their own.

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American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) Congress named this the official national museum of outsider/visionary art — self-taught artists, no MFAs, no… Federal Hill, Baltimore, MD
The Mirror The entrance is a literal full-length mirror hanging on a basement wall next to what looks like an abandoned… Downtown DC (McPherson Square)
O.K.P.B. A 900-square-foot speakeasy on the second floor above a working dentist's office — you ring an unmarked doorb… Mount Pleasant
Captain Gregory's From the sidewalk it reads as an ordinary Old Town donut shop. A tucked-away wall panel in the back room open… Old Town Alexandria, VA
Left Door Two staircases sit side by side behind Capitol Valet dry cleaners on S Street — pick the wrong one and you're… S Street NW (Shaw/U Street edge)
The Backroom at Capo Deli By day it's a Jersey-style Italian deli slinging hoagies. Step through what looks like the walk-in freezer an… Shaw
Salamander DC — Floating Sound Bath Series A recurring hotel-spa program where you don't sit for the gong bath — you float for it, reclining on the surf… Southwest Waterfront / The Wharf
600 T The owner never gave it a name — the sign, the socials, the identity are all just the street address. A plain… Shaw / Bloomingdale edge