61. Fleet Feet
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 387-3888
Address: 1841 Columbia Road NW
Description: If you’re looking for the perfect pair of running or walking shoes, or a little friendly advice for getting into shape or training for a marathon, jog over to Fleet Feet in Adams Morgan. Staffed by runners and athletes who’ll let you take the shoes out for a test run before you commit, Fleet Feet will also invite you back on Sunday mornings for a 5-mile group run. Opened in 1984, it’s owned and operated by Phil and Jan Fenty—the proud parents of D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty.
62. Groovy Dc
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 544-6633
Address: 428 8th Street SE
Description: Within a colorful house along Barracks Row you’ll find this unique gift shop that offers unusual greeting cards, stationery, and home accessories, plus work from local artists.
63. Homebody
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 544-8445
Address: 715 8th Street SE
Description: Here you’ll find an eclectic selection of home furnishings, personal accessories, gifts, and original works of art—all offered at a range of price points. Some of the items are highly functional, while others are whimsical and exotic.
64. Mark Keshishian & Sons Inc. Oriental Rugs
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (301) 654-4044, (301) 951-8880
Address: 4507 Stanford Street
Description: Sometimes it seems as though there’s an Oriental rug dealer on every corner in Washington and the surrounding ’burbs. Many of them are excellent, but Keshishian is widely considered the cream of the crop when it comes to appraising, variety of merchandise, and restoration. The store carries antiques of the first quality as well as more contemporary pieces. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and what is most important, willing to share information.
65. Music Box Center
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 783-9399
Address: 1920 I Street NW
Description: Choose from more than 1,500 music boxes, both antique and modern, and then personalize your choice with one of more than 500 melodies. Browse through the selection and you’ll be surprised at the variety of shapes and sizes of these pretty boxes. The shop is closed on Sunday.
66. Pulp
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 462-7857
Description: Pulp brings a fun, playful selection of cards, paper products, and gifts to shoppers. Nothing is sacred here; you’ll find products that poke fun at politicians, bosses, and religious and military figures alike. You’ll also find a selection of art by local talent and interesting music in the air (and for sale).
67. Tiny Jewel Box
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 393-2747
Address: 1147 Connecticut Avenue NW
Description: Yes, there are dozens of jewelry stores in Metro Washington, and every mall seems to have at least three, but the Tiny Jewel Box is special. It carries modern designer jewelry, of course, but the real attraction here is the area’s largest collection of antique and estate jewelry. The business has bought and appraised such items since 1930. You can find art nouveau brooches, rings, and earrings for as little as $200, but you also can spend tens of thousands of dollars for some of the shop’s diamond and platinum pieces.
68. Yes Organic Market
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 462-5150
Address: 1825 Columbia Road NW
Description: A lot of mainstream grocery chains have jumped on the organic food/herb/vitamin bandwagon, and they do a wonderful job. A look at the telephone directory will reveal dozens of listings for health food stores, but we have to take our hats off to one of the most long-lived and consistent shops in the Washington area, Yes Organic Market. Its three locations prove its success—many health food boutiques fade away after a couple of years. Yes sells organic produce and groceries, diet products, bulk food, herbs, vitamins, and body-care items. Refuel at the deli and juice bar.
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Address: 511 10th Street NW
70. George Washington University’S Lisner Auditorium
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 994-6800
Description: Students aren’t the only listeners who flock to Lisner’s eclectic lineup, from university concerts, plays, and ballets to international acts like Ondekoza: Demon Drummers of Japan and popular performers like Rickie Lee Jones and the Pat Metheny Group. The concert hall boasts 1,490 seats, which offer good views but not a lot of leg room. Look for the whimsical hippopotamus statue out front. If you’re driving, you may be lucky enough to find on-street parking. Otherwise, opt for the University Garage on I Street between 22nd and 23rd Streets, or take Metrorail’s Orange or Blue Line to Foggy Bottom-GWU, just 3 blocks away. Ticket prices vary, but GW students can receive discounts by presenting their student IDs at the box office.
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Address: 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
73. Verizon Center
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Address: 601 F Street NW
Description: One of the city’s most heralded additions, the spacious athletic arena also hosts concerts by the likes of Simon and Garfunkel, the Dixie Chicks, Paul McCartney, Cher, and Shania Twain. Tickets for such headliners don’t come cheap: Expect to pay $80 to $200 apiece for the best seats. (See our Spectator Sports chapter for complete information on the center and the teams that play here.)
74. Warner Theatre
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (202) 783-4000
Description: A former vaudeville and movie palace just around the corner from the National, the beautifully restored, gilt- and chandelier-accented Warner now specializes in concerts by the likes of Boz Scaggs and Tom Jones, and Broadway productions such as Cabaret. The theater seats 1,850 people. Ticket prices vary according to the event. Parking and Metro opportunities are the same as those for the National.
City: Washington, DC
Category: Shopping
Address: 10701 Rockville Pike