Guidebook for Arlington

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Guidebook for Arlington

Essentials

Free parking for an hour in the garage
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Giant Food
2501 9th Rd S
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Free parking for an hour in the garage
General drug store
53 locals raden deze aan
CVS
1521-1523 N Quaker Ln
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General drug store
Close post office with reasonable parking
United States Postal Service
1908 Mt Vernon Ave
Close post office with reasonable parking

Drinks & Nightlife

Movies, drinks, live comedy
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Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
2903 Columbia Pike
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Movies, drinks, live comedy
Live music, great Irish pub
17 locals raden deze aan
The Celtic House Irish Pub & Restaurant
2500 Columbia Pike
17 locals raden deze aan
Live music, great Irish pub
Live music
10 locals raden deze aan
Marble and Rye
2501 Columbia Pike
10 locals raden deze aan
Live music

Food Scene

Good local pub
35 locals raden deze aan
William Jeffrey's Tavern
2301 Columbia Pike
35 locals raden deze aan
Good local pub
Excellent Thai
23 locals raden deze aan
Bangkok 54 Restaurant
2919 Columbia Pike
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Excellent Thai
Excellent Thai
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Thai Square
3217 Columbia Pike
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Excellent Thai
Local diner, 24 hours
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Bob & Edith's Diner
2310 Columbia Pike
63 locals raden deze aan
Local diner, 24 hours
Turkish and delicious
6 locals raden deze aan
Atilla's Restaurant
2705 Columbia Pike
6 locals raden deze aan
Turkish and delicious
Texas BBQ
27 locals raden deze aan
Texas Jacks Barbecue
2761 Washington Blvd
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Texas BBQ
Good pizza, I would do takeout though, not much seating
58 locals raden deze aan
Ledo Pizza
1035 S Edgewood St
58 locals raden deze aan
Good pizza, I would do takeout though, not much seating
Good Mexican food
7 locals raden deze aan
Cantina Mexicana
922 S Walter Reed Dr
7 locals raden deze aan
Good Mexican food
Homemade donuts, very tasty
12 locals raden deze aan
Sugar Shack Donuts & Coffee
1014 S Glebe Rd
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Homemade donuts, very tasty

Getting Around

Garage parking available
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Pentagon City Station
1250 S Hayes St
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Garage parking available
Garage parking available
59 locals raden deze aan
Ballston-MU Station
4230 Fairfax Dr
59 locals raden deze aan
Garage parking available
This is the closest Metro stop -- no parking, but (long) walkable or bikeable on a nice day
63 locals raden deze aan
Clarendon Station
3100 Wilson Blvd
63 locals raden deze aan
This is the closest Metro stop -- no parking, but (long) walkable or bikeable on a nice day

Arts & Culture

Rockets, airplanes, always a favorite
809 locals raden deze aan
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW
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Rockets, airplanes, always a favorite
The gems exhibit is always a favorite, first ladies' dresses, the American flag that inspired our national anthem
325 locals raden deze aan
National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave. NW
325 locals raden deze aan
The gems exhibit is always a favorite, first ladies' dresses, the American flag that inspired our national anthem
Very large, plan ahead what you want to see
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National Gallery of Art - East Building
4th Street Northwest
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Very large, plan ahead what you want to see
Animals and oceans
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National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
647 locals raden deze aan
Animals and oceans
Always fun, but this one is not free
231 locals raden deze aan
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
231 locals raden deze aan
Always fun, but this one is not free
Architectural museum, not free, but great exhibits
92 locals raden deze aan
National Building Museum
401 F St NW
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Architectural museum, not free, but great exhibits
Go see the Declaration of Independence!
35 locals raden deze aan
National Archives Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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Go see the Declaration of Independence!

Sightseeing

Closed for renovations, but still fun to see from the outside
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Washington Monument
2 15th St NW
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Closed for renovations, but still fun to see from the outside
Climb all the stairs, read the inscriptions ...
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Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
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Climb all the stairs, read the inscriptions ...
Site of the cherry trees during cherry tree season; in warm weather, you can also rent a boat to paddle the Tidal Basin
258 locals raden deze aan
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bookstore
16 E Basin Dr SW
258 locals raden deze aan
Site of the cherry trees during cherry tree season; in warm weather, you can also rent a boat to paddle the Tidal Basin
You need to get tickets in advance through your Congress person
1097 locals raden deze aan
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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You need to get tickets in advance through your Congress person
You will want to Metro, no parking
114 locals raden deze aan
Bezoekerscentrum van het Capitool van de Verenigde Staten
First Street Southeast
114 locals raden deze aan
You will want to Metro, no parking

Parks & Nature

Good zoo; admission is free, you pay to park. Fairly hilly, so be prepared to walk.
771 locals raden deze aan
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
771 locals raden deze aan
Good zoo; admission is free, you pay to park. Fairly hilly, so be prepared to walk.
Not as well visited, and you will drive through some parts of DC that are not great (safe to drive through). But the arboretum itself is cool.
350 locals raden deze aan
United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NE
350 locals raden deze aan
Not as well visited, and you will drive through some parts of DC that are not great (safe to drive through). But the arboretum itself is cool.
Really neat indoor place to see various plants -- organized by sections -- rain forest, desert, etc.
253 locals raden deze aan
Botanische Tuin van de Verenigde Staten
100 Maryland Ave SW
253 locals raden deze aan
Really neat indoor place to see various plants -- organized by sections -- rain forest, desert, etc.
This is the neighborhood park -- no bathrooms
10 locals raden deze aan
Penrose Park
2200 6th St S
10 locals raden deze aan
This is the neighborhood park -- no bathrooms
Fun place for a quick hike -- more locals than tourists here
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Fun place for a quick hike -- more locals than tourists here