Essentials
Whole Foods Market
1440 P St NWTough to find parking, but only a couple of miles away
Giant Food
5463 Wisconsin AveAll the staples, plenty of parking open later
Arts & Culture
Make Meaning
4809 Bethesda AveLots of art films, and lots of people to see them.
Regal Cinemas Bethesda 10
7272 Wisconsin AvenueRegular theatre
Food Scene
Penang
4933 Bethesda AveLarge variety of foods, Malaysian style
Nando's
4839 Bethesda AveA tad expensive, but they have some interesting items
Five Guys
1300 2nd St NESimple and popular
sweetgreen
1461 P St NWgreat salads
Shopping
If you need to go, you may find parking at the nearby public garages
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Apple Bethesda Row
4860 Bethesda AveIf you need to go, you may find parking at the nearby public garages
CVS
1418 P St NW24 hour pharmacy
Georgetown Cupcake
3301 M St NWFor those who like cupcakes
Sightseeing
Beautiful park, and you can take the C&O canal and have great river views
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Great Falls
11710 Macarthur BlvdBeautiful park, and you can take the C&O canal and have great river views
Fletchers Cove Boathouse
4940 Canal Rd NWRent boats and bikes
Washington National Cathedral
Beautiful, and recently completed
This is away from the main Smithsonian Museums but contain complete modern and real machines, like the Shuttle!
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Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum PkwyThis is away from the main Smithsonian Museums but contain complete modern and real machines, like the Shuttle!
Tudor Place
1644 31st St NWRecently remodeled!
Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan AveBecause it's beautiful!
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
701 21st St NWA hidden gem
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave NWLovely with a great Russian collection
Cherry Blossom festival in late March, early April, truly beautufil! http://www.nps.gov/cherry/cherry-blossom-bloom.htm
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Tidal Basin
20245 National DrCherry Blossom festival in late March, early April, truly beautufil! http://www.nps.gov/cherry/cherry-blossom-bloom.htm
Offers a unique glimpse into political and private life in early twentieth-century Washington. http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/
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The Society of the Cincinnati
2118 Massachusetts Ave NWOffers a unique glimpse into political and private life in early twentieth-century Washington. http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/
Everything Else
Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown RdJust in case
Falls Road Golf Course
10800 Falls RdThough we are surrounded by Golf Courses, this one is public
Leafy campus of an internationally minded university.
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School of Professional & Extended Studies
4801 Massachusetts Avenue NorthwestLeafy campus of an internationally minded university.
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville PikeThey do have a visitor's center.