I am in Washington, DC.

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Technically, Maryland, but there’s a subway station. What should I do in Washington, DC? Aside from go to the Freer and Sackler galleries and wish I were a master thief, probably from a manga with peculiar ideas about either Catholics or consent. Because I can only do that so much.

(Restaurants and used book stores count as things to do. Also, protests.)

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Adams-Morgan is a bit of a hike from the nearest metro, but it has at least one used book store and many window-shopping opportunities. Second Story Books has a Dupont store and a hard-to-find store-slash-warehouse in Rockville. Busboys and Poets is not a used book store, but probably has the sort of people who would be happy to tell you about upcoming protests.

Downtown is a bit of a dead zone for food, but the Washingtonian restaurant section has several useful lists: 100 best restaurants, cheap eats, and dirt cheap eats. The Washington Post has a Visitor's Guide with a link to restaurant reviews. Which end of the red line (or if you're on the green) is going to determine what you're going to be most interested in doing, because public transit in DC is slow as sin. There are umpteen funky little museums in DC, as well as the Smithsonian, Spy Museum, Newseum, Holocaust Museum... the Smithsonians are free (duh) but many of the for-pay museums have free days/afternoons/evenings if you check their websites. Sorry to be so vague, I'm not sure what would really rock your socks. Other than used book stores.

For the love of good food, do not try to get Chinese in Chinatown.

(Friends-of surfing and found your book reviews. Hi!)

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Thanks for letting me know about the bookstores - I will check them out if I have time! (Other people have warned me about DC Chinatown's food.)

(Re-hi!)