A beautiful stately home, which is also a museum of pre-Colombian art, surrounded by an Italian garden hidden, all behind a high wall in Georgetown. A perfect place for an afternoon stroll.

1703 32nd Street, NW, between R & S Streets, Georgetown; Tel: 1-202 339 6401; Bus: 30, 32, 34, 36; Open: Museum 2-5pm Tue-Sun, Garden mid Mar-Oct 2-6pm Tue-Sun. Nov-mid Mar 2-5pm Tue-Sun; Admission: Museum $1, Garden $6; $4 concessions (no credit cards); www.doaks.org/

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A lively market off the beaten track. You can stroll around and admire the fish and then sit on the wharf eating clam chowder and spiced prawns.

Maine Avenue west of 9th Street, SW; Tel: 1-202 484 2722; Open: daily 7.30am-8pm

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