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Old Jun 16, 2014 | 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by klevin99

Shopping? Basics at Macy's. Not much else. We locals go to the burbs for shopping. However, a short metro ride on the Red Line takes you to Friendship Heights on the DC/MD border with some mid to high end stores not in a mall setting.
You now have Nordstrom Rack on 18th and L.

Originally Posted by klevin99
Finally, if you like art, the National Gallery is a must see. And 4 blocks north is the National Portrait Gallery and museum of american art, in a great building with a great enclosed courtyard and a good, reasonably priced cafe for lunch. The latter is my favorite, especially the storage area on the top floor. Hirschhorn, Sackler etc. are good too, but smaller.
I like the Hirschhorn. National Gallery could take all day.
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