City: Arlington, VA

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (703) 415-2400

Address: 1100 South Hayes Street

Description: Arlington County’s premier retail showcase, Pentagon City, as it’s customarily called, is one of the area’s most exciting and dynamic shopping showplaces, a visual wonderland complete with towering skylights, palm trees, a sunlit food court, six-screen cinema, and 170 stores spread over four levels. Anchor tenants are Macy’s and Nordstrom; specialty shops include the likes of Coach, bebe, Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, and MAC Cosmetics. If all that walking and buying has left you too exhausted to drive home, the snazzy Ritz-Carlton Hotel is right next door. You’ll find dozens more shops at the adjacent Pentagon Centre, such as Hudson Trail Outfitters, World Market, and Designer Shoe Warehouse, plus an ice-skating rink. You can take the Metro right to the mall, making it a popular shopping destination for commuters.