City: Bethesda, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (301) 942-3200

Address: 7101 Democracy Boulevard

Description: With 183 specialty stores, Montgomery Mall may require a full day to explore. Check out anchors Nordstrom, Sears, and Macy’s, along with specialty stores like Crate and Barrel, J. Crew, Guess?, Ann Taylor, and the Limited. The mall also houses a movie theater and restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen and Legal Sea Foods. Youngsters love cruising the mall in complimentary strollers resembling red sports cars.

City: Bethesda, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (301) 654-0500

Address: 7801 Woodmont Avenue

Description: This eclectic design studio features top-quality furniture that’s a blend of antique, ethnic, and a touch of contemporary. Here they strive for an entire design concept rather than simply a sofa or a dining room table, so you’ll find wall, window, and floor treatments, as well as decorators to help you pull it all together.

City: Bethesda, MD

Category: Shopping

Address: 4545 East–West Highway

City: Bethesda, MD

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (301) 951-9441

Address: 4600 East–West Highway

Description: This lively Bethesda-based gallery is designed to bring emerging artists together with emerging collectors. Would-be patrons will enjoy a pleasing array of ceramics, furniture, photography, sculpture, and painting by juried artists, who also mount exhibitions each month. The gallery also supports the artistic community with workshops, artist talks, and other useful programs and services. The gallery has limited operating hours and is sometimes closed for extended periods, so call before visiting.