Museums, etc.: "A Playground for the Nation's Book Nerds"
  by emmieg  
written: 22 February 2003
last time there: December 2001
Washington,DC is my favorite place in the world, and I imagine- as a tourist- it's as close to heaven as one can get if one spends one's day- to-day life thinking up anagrams and mentally fitting tetris pieces into tree lines. Obviously there's the Smithsonian Museums, which you can spend weeks in and not get bored- there's too much good stuff to say, so I'll just leave it at that. Travel off the beaten path a little and head to the Folger Theatre which houses a huge collection of Shakespeare Archives, and one of the best professional Shakespeare repertory theatres in the country (the theatre itself is modeled after 'The Globe'), plus they have these really cool $3 rings in the gift shop. As far as food goes, if there's a sign in the window that hints that there are edible things inside- these edible things will be good. I'm a big fan of the bagels, and they don't get any better than in the northeast. And the politics! I love politics, and the loveliest thing about the city is you feel smarter just being there. A few hours will turn you into Arianna Huffington. You can stay a day here and leave satisfied, or years and not run out of things to do. I hold it on a pedestal, so I am biased, but it's a great rest even for those who are simply tired of the Boston-New York debate and looking for something diversion-ess to do.
Pros: everything but...
Cons: what direction is the traffic going?
Details: somewhere near baltimore.
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