Even on a tight schedule, The Wharf earns the hours.
Allow 2–4 hrs.
A genuinely fun, lively riverfront for an evening — boardwalk strolls, live music, fire pits and the century-old open-air Fish Market. The honest catch: it's a polished, new-build entertainment district rather than 'old DC', so it can feel a touch generic, and prices run high.
A 2010s redevelopment of the SW Waterfront; the adjacent Municipal Fish Market is one of the oldest continuously operating open-air markets in the US · model-knowledge