Guidebook for Arlington
Essentials
Giant Food
3450 Washington BlvdWhole Foods Market
2201 I St NWTrader Joe's
1109 N Highland St7-Eleven
2311 2nd St SHarris Teeter
900 Army Navy DrCVS
1521-1523 N Quaker LnEntertainment & Activities
Waiters serve you beer and cocktails as you watch movies in this old-school 1930s theater. Check out the schedule to see which SNL comedian is playing this weekend, stop in for $2 Movies on Monday and Tuesday, and enjoy $5 local comedians on the weekends.
http://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/drafthouse/
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Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse
2903 Columbia PikeWaiters serve you beer and cocktails as you watch movies in this old-school 1930s theater. Check out the schedule to see which SNL comedian is playing this weekend, stop in for $2 Movies on Monday and Tuesday, and enjoy $5 local comedians on the weekends.
http://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/drafthouse/
Sprawling entertainment venue with a high-tech driving range & swanky lounge with drinks & games. Whether you’re a golfer or not you’ll enjoy the climate controlled bays with food and beverage service while you play target- based golf games with GPS coded balls. Clubs available for rent.
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Topgolf
6400 Clipper WaySprawling entertainment venue with a high-tech driving range & swanky lounge with drinks & games. Whether you’re a golfer or not you’ll enjoy the climate controlled bays with food and beverage service while you play target- based golf games with GPS coded balls. Clubs available for rent.
Public Shooting Center for Skeet Shooting, Sporting Clays, Trap Shooting, 5-Stand, Archery, and Competition Shooting
Bull Run Shooting Center
7700 Bull Run DrPublic Shooting Center for Skeet Shooting, Sporting Clays, Trap Shooting, 5-Stand, Archery, and Competition Shooting
Housed on the first floor of the National Geographic Society downtown, this museum hosts exhibits that are often hands-on and high-tech. As you’d expect from the esteemed century-old society, shows focus on science, nature, history, and global cultures, with lots of child-friendly features.
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Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NW Housed on the first floor of the National Geographic Society downtown, this museum hosts exhibits that are often hands-on and high-tech. As you’d expect from the esteemed century-old society, shows focus on science, nature, history, and global cultures, with lots of child-friendly features.
Located in the quaint country town of Clifton, Virginia and bordering Bull Run River, Paradise Springs Winery and Vineyard is the first in Fairfax County. Serving as the gateway to Virginia Wine Country, the property features an 1800’s log cabin, which was renovated in 1955 by a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright. Offering tastings, and tours of the new 12,000 square-foot production and tasting facility with a massive covered deck/patio boasting a stone fireplace, and a huge new tasting room lined with knotty pine and granite, and wine barrel tables. This is an intimate, family run, destination winery.
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Paradise Springs Winery
13219 Yates Ford RdLocated in the quaint country town of Clifton, Virginia and bordering Bull Run River, Paradise Springs Winery and Vineyard is the first in Fairfax County. Serving as the gateway to Virginia Wine Country, the property features an 1800’s log cabin, which was renovated in 1955 by a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright. Offering tastings, and tours of the new 12,000 square-foot production and tasting facility with a massive covered deck/patio boasting a stone fireplace, and a huge new tasting room lined with knotty pine and granite, and wine barrel tables. This is an intimate, family run, destination winery.
Located just 20mins outside the city in Centreville, VA, the just-opening winery is now the closest one to DC, and is ready to serve you its nine varietals on a "working farm vineyard in an authentic 1860s setting."
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Vingården på Bull Run
15950 Lee HwyLocated just 20mins outside the city in Centreville, VA, the just-opening winery is now the closest one to DC, and is ready to serve you its nine varietals on a "working farm vineyard in an authentic 1860s setting."
Getting Around
Virginia Square-GMU Station
Capital Bikeshare
Capital Bikeshare
Parks & Nature
Quincy Park
1021 N Quincy StOne of the oldest botanic gardens in the country, this giant “national greenhouse” on the Mall consists of three parts: a conservatory containing more than 4,000 plants, the National Garden outside, and Bartholdi Park across the street. Built in 1933, the conservatory features almost 30,000 square feet of space and includes an orchid court, a desert garden, a seasonal children’s garden with activities, and an oversize jungle area in the center with a viewing balcony from which to observe the tropical plants and vines.
The National Garden includes a rose garden and an amphitheater made from the marble steps of the Capitol’s old east portico, a butterfly garden, and a water garden dedicated
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United States Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave SWOne of the oldest botanic gardens in the country, this giant “national greenhouse” on the Mall consists of three parts: a conservatory containing more than 4,000 plants, the National Garden outside, and Bartholdi Park across the street. Built in 1933, the conservatory features almost 30,000 square feet of space and includes an orchid court, a desert garden, a seasonal children’s garden with activities, and an oversize jungle area in the center with a viewing balcony from which to observe the tropical plants and vines.
The National Garden includes a rose garden and an amphitheater made from the marble steps of the Capitol’s old east portico, a butterfly garden, and a water garden dedicated
Visitors can bike, walk, or drive through the National Arboretum’s 446 acres to see dogwood and magnolia collections, a bonsai and penjing museum, and a grove of state trees. As at the Botanic Garden, remnants of the Capitol’s old east portico can be found here; marble columns stand among a reflecting pool near the center of the grounds. The arboretum is especially well known for its magnificent collection of azaleas, which typically bloom between April and May. The Perennial Collection includes flowering peonies, day lilies, and daffodils; the National Herb Garden is home to holly, juniper, pansies, and more than 100 varieties of roses.
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United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NEVisitors can bike, walk, or drive through the National Arboretum’s 446 acres to see dogwood and magnolia collections, a bonsai and penjing museum, and a grove of state trees. As at the Botanic Garden, remnants of the Capitol’s old east portico can be found here; marble columns stand among a reflecting pool near the center of the grounds. The arboretum is especially well known for its magnificent collection of azaleas, which typically bloom between April and May. The Perennial Collection includes flowering peonies, day lilies, and daffodils; the National Herb Garden is home to holly, juniper, pansies, and more than 100 varieties of roses.
Food Scene
This iconic DC tavern is just steps from The White House and museums in downtown Washington D.C. They offer American meals, popular oyster specials, and famous crab cakes in Victorian-style digs established in 1856. It was a favorite of Presidents Grant, Cleveland, Harding and Theodore Roosevelt and is still a popular meeting spot for political insiders, journalists, celebrities and theater-goers.
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Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St NWThis iconic DC tavern is just steps from The White House and museums in downtown Washington D.C. They offer American meals, popular oyster specials, and famous crab cakes in Victorian-style digs established in 1856. It was a favorite of Presidents Grant, Cleveland, Harding and Theodore Roosevelt and is still a popular meeting spot for political insiders, journalists, celebrities and theater-goers.
Located just three blocks west of the White House, the award-winning Founding Farmers flagship restaurant has been a destination for locals and tourists alike since its opening in 2008. In this urban farmhouse, guests gather and enjoy their meals in a variety of specially designed spaces. If you’re a seafood lover you have to try the amazing seafood bucatini – they also a have a creative variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes.
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Founding Farmers DC
1924 Pennsylvania Avenue NWLocated just three blocks west of the White House, the award-winning Founding Farmers flagship restaurant has been a destination for locals and tourists alike since its opening in 2008. In this urban farmhouse, guests gather and enjoy their meals in a variety of specially designed spaces. If you’re a seafood lover you have to try the amazing seafood bucatini – they also a have a creative variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes.
One of the best brunch destinations and within walking distance! Enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet on Saturday and Sundays with a rotating selection. Must tries are the pizza, fried chicken, and Thai curry mussels.
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The Liberty Tavern
3195 Wilson BlvdOne of the best brunch destinations and within walking distance! Enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet on Saturday and Sundays with a rotating selection. Must tries are the pizza, fried chicken, and Thai curry mussels.
This no-frills diner hits the spot for a classic diner breakfast and is open 24 hours!
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Bob & Edith's Diner
2310 Columbia PikeThis no-frills diner hits the spot for a classic diner breakfast and is open 24 hours!
Hangout with comfy sofas, java, sandwiches, baked goods, craft beer, outdoor seating and an intimate, 2nd-floor wine bar. Great for stopping in for a coffee and pasty to go or sitting down to enjoy a meal while using the free Wi-Fi
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Northside Social Coffee & Wine
3211 Wilson BlvdHangout with comfy sofas, java, sandwiches, baked goods, craft beer, outdoor seating and an intimate, 2nd-floor wine bar. Great for stopping in for a coffee and pasty to go or sitting down to enjoy a meal while using the free Wi-Fi
Local chain outpost serving oak and hickory smoked barbecue & sides in a roadhouse-style setting. Try one of 80 bourbons kept in house at the small bar while you wait to eat your food then enjoy at a picnic table outside or take it to go.
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Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Company
3471 Washington BlvdLocal chain outpost serving oak and hickory smoked barbecue & sides in a roadhouse-style setting. Try one of 80 bourbons kept in house at the small bar while you wait to eat your food then enjoy at a picnic table outside or take it to go.
This unassuming space serves spit-roasted Peruvian chicken in a casual, counter-service space. The choices are simple (whole, half or quarter chicken with fries, slaw or rice) but the long lines are proof that folks travel for miles to have some of the best charcoal chicken in the DMV!
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El Pollo Rico
932 N Kenmore StThis unassuming space serves spit-roasted Peruvian chicken in a casual, counter-service space. The choices are simple (whole, half or quarter chicken with fries, slaw or rice) but the long lines are proof that folks travel for miles to have some of the best charcoal chicken in the DMV!
Get your Maryland crabs here! This long-standing neighborhood fixture offers a year-round seafood menu but it's best to come during crab season and order up a bunch or an all-you-can-eat crab feasts.
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Quarterdeck
1200 Fort Myer DrGet your Maryland crabs here! This long-standing neighborhood fixture offers a year-round seafood menu but it's best to come during crab season and order up a bunch or an all-you-can-eat crab feasts.
Grocery for Italian products and wine that also offers a selection of delicious subs and pizza for takeout. You’ll usually find long lines at this small shop but it is always worth the wait.
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The Italian Store
3123 Lee HwyGrocery for Italian products and wine that also offers a selection of delicious subs and pizza for takeout. You’ll usually find long lines at this small shop but it is always worth the wait.
This light-filled corner space specializes in gourmet cupcakes made on-site daily. There is ALWAYS a line wrapped around the building so be prepared to wait for your cupcake!
During winter and spring of 2010, TLC filmed a reality series at Georgetown Cupcake, shadowing the sisters, telling their story, and aspects of running a small business.
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Georgetown Cupcake
3301 M St NWThis light-filled corner space specializes in gourmet cupcakes made on-site daily. There is ALWAYS a line wrapped around the building so be prepared to wait for your cupcake!
During winter and spring of 2010, TLC filmed a reality series at Georgetown Cupcake, shadowing the sisters, telling their story, and aspects of running a small business.
Drinks & Nightlife
If it’s a nice day out, this is your afternoon spot! Spacious neighborhood bar & grill with live music, rooftop tiki bar and weekend brunch buffet.
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Whitlow's On Wilson
2012 Wilson BlvdIf it’s a nice day out, this is your afternoon spot! Spacious neighborhood bar & grill with live music, rooftop tiki bar and weekend brunch buffet.
Some for the whiskey and beer selection with classic Irish decor, stay for the traditional Irish music, karaoke, live bands, trivia nights, and free comedy on Sundays.
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O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub
3207 Washington BlvdSome for the whiskey and beer selection with classic Irish decor, stay for the traditional Irish music, karaoke, live bands, trivia nights, and free comedy on Sundays.
An Arlington favorite, this small performance venue is great for seeing popular local bands, tossing back draft beers, and taking salsa lessons.
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Clarendon Grill
1101 N Highland StAn Arlington favorite, this small performance venue is great for seeing popular local bands, tossing back draft beers, and taking salsa lessons.
Maryland’s newest casino. Enjoy Vegas-style gaming, entertainment, and dining only a few minutes from DC on the picturesque waters of the National Harbor.
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MGM National Harbor
101 MGM National AveMaryland’s newest casino. Enjoy Vegas-style gaming, entertainment, and dining only a few minutes from DC on the picturesque waters of the National Harbor.
Arts & Culture
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th Street NorthwestHirshhorn-museet
7th Street SouthwestNational Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue NorthwestDon't miss Jazz In The Garden Friday Evenings May 19th through August 25th, 5:00-8:30 p.m.
Bring chairs or a picnic blanket to sitoutside and enjoy the live jazz. Guests may purchase food and beverages from the Pavilion Café and its carts located around the Garden or bring their own picnics. Alcoholic beverages may not be brought to the premises from outside and are subject to confiscation.
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Pavilion Café
Constitution Avenue NorthwestDon't miss Jazz In The Garden Friday Evenings May 19th through August 25th, 5:00-8:30 p.m.
Bring chairs or a picnic blanket to sitoutside and enjoy the live jazz. Guests may purchase food and beverages from the Pavilion Café and its carts located around the Garden or bring their own picnics. Alcoholic beverages may not be brought to the premises from outside and are subject to confiscation.