Washington D.C. Shopping

The city’s main shopping area is here in Georgetown where you’ll find specialty shops, thrift stores, and the Georgetown Park shopping mall.

Jonesing for designer accessories? One of the world’s largest Chanel boutiques is right here in D.C.

This 2,700 square foot urban mega store is laid out like an apartment. Its home furnishings and accessories incorporate new technology, materials and innovative designs from around the globe.

Inside the U.S. Department of the Interior, pick up Native American handicrafts like pottery, hand-woven baskets, and beadwork.

You could spend all day perusing the shelves of used books (many are rare or out of print), used videos, dvds, and records. Prices are reasonable.

Located on ritzy M St., this indie music store offers a multitude of new and used CDs.

This funky boutique specializes in hand-crafted housewares made by local artisans: beautiful maple-cut jewelry boxes, hand-blown glass art, and adorable cedar plank birdhouses. You may not leave whistling “Fanfare for the Common Man,” but Appalachian Spring absolutely deserves its namesake Aaron Copeland song reference by crafting such high quality Americana.