Brookland

DC’s “Little Rome” is awash in Catholic churches and sites, plus a lively arts zone and charming, bungalow-filled streets.

Home to the Catholic University of America since 1887, the Northeast neighborhood of Brookland has developed into a church, chapel and monastery-filled zone nicknamed “Little Rome.” But the popular neighborhood is also home to tree-lined streets filled with older homes and retro storefronts, and its central arts zone near the Brookland Metro stop offers galleries and performance spaces.