DK Travel : Washington, D.C. : Shopping

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Copenhaver

In Washington there remains an appreciation of the formalities of communication. Copenhaver sells the tools: elegant writing paper, envelopes, and pens.
Dean & DeLuca

The New York-originated gourmet food store is about as luxurious as a grocery store can get. The salad bar is superb, and the ready-made meals have brought success to countless Georgetown dinner parties.
Dinosaurmania

The ultimate action figures, plus many genuinely informative as well as fun activities and kits, are found in the TriceraShop here in the National Museum of Natural History.
Eastern Market

The market is an appetizing source of picnic provisions any day of the week and a swarming carnival of all kinds of arts and crafts vendors on weekends. The big Eastern Market Flea Market is across 7th Street, SE, on Saturdays. Several shops – notably a vintage clothing store and an antiques dealer – and cafés are also located on the same block. On the Eastern Market side of the street (west side) between the market and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE are several shops selling toys and children’s items, books, art and prints, imported goods from Asia and South America.
Freeze-Dried Astronaut Ice Cream

Everyone should try this at least once. It has an odd texture but it really is a dessert treat for space-farers. In the National Air and Space Museum.
Friendship Heights

This area in the far northwest of the city is home to some of the most elegant and exclusive retail outlets in the city. Mazza Gallerie is a small, upscale mall at 5300 Wisconsin Ave, NW. Kron Chocolatier is here, along with Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Store, and Williams-Sonoma Grande Cuisine. Other stores on Wisconsin Avenue include Tiffany & Co (No. 5500), St- Laurent Rive Gauche (No. 5516), and Cartier (No.5454).
Geodes and Fossils

The Gem and Mineral store has beautiful examples of geodes – sparkling crystals grown within hollows of other stones – and of fossils embedded in various matrixes. In the National Museum of Natural History.
Georgetown

Probably the most famous shopping area in the city, partly because of the hundreds of shops but also for the pervasive sense of style. Fashion shops are especially numerous, but antiques, art, books, records, electronics, wine, and other products are found here. The main area is between K and T and 27th and 38th streets, NW, especially on Wisconsin Avenue, NW, and M Street, NW.
Georgetown Flea Market

There are some usual flea-market items here, but its reputation for selling high-quality furniture, antiques, and decorative items has increased in recent years. Sundays only.
Kron Chocolatier

This store is famous for its molded chocolate items – bears, sports cars, even the US Capitol. They also sell greeting cards made of chocolate.