Some trips don't need a week. They need a full tank of gas, an early alarm, family to visit, and a city that does history beautifully. Washington, DC is about three and a half hours from New Jersey, and if you wake up early in the fall, the drive itself is the opening act, mile after mile of trees turning gold, amber, and red. It's a gorgeous drive. We went for just an overnight, checking into Riggs Washington DC the landmark hotel set inside a historic 1891 bank building, ri