Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.phillipscollection.org
; 1600 21st St NW; admission Mon-Fri free, Sat & Sun $10, ticketed exhibi-
tions $12, chamber-music series per ticket $20; 10am-5pm Tue & Wed, Fri & Sat, to 8:30pm Thu,
11am-6pm Sun, chamber-music series 4pm Sun Oct-May; Dupont Circle)
The first modern-art
museum in the country (opened in 1921) houses a small but exquisite collection of
European and American works - including pieces by Gauguin, van Gogh, Matisse, Pi-
casso, O'Keeffe, Hopper and many other greats. It's partially set in a beautifully restored
Georgian Revival mansion.
Textile Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.textilemuseum.org
;
2320 S St NW; suggested donation $8; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, from 1pm
Sun; Dupont Circle)
Set in two historic mansions in the Kalorama neighborhood, the
oft-overlooked Textile Museum showcases beautifully wrought creations from across the
globe, including pre-Columbian weavings, American quilts and Ottoman embroidery.
National Geographic Society Museum
GALLERY
( 202-857-7700; 1145 17 St NW; adult/child $11/7; 10am-6pm; Farragut North)
Rotating
exhibits and lectures on the Society's worldwide expeditions are found here. Call ahead
for details on what's offered.
Georgetown
Thousands of the bright and beautiful, from students to ivory-tower academics and diplo-
mats, call this leafy, aristocratic neighborhood home. At night, shop-a-block M St be-
comes congested with traffic, turning into a weird mix of high-school cruising and high-
street boutique.
The best way to explore the neighborhood is a stroll on the
C&O Canal Towpath
(
202-653-5190; 1057 Thomas Jefferson St NW; 9am-4:30pm Wed-Sun)
, which runs along a
shaded path by a constructed waterway that once transported goods all the way to West
Virginia. Also watch out for the
Exorcist Stairs
(3600 Prospect St NW)
, where Father Kar-
ras tumbled to his death in the eponymous 1973 horror movie.
Dumbarton Oaks
MUSEUM, GARDENS
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