Tammi -
I haven't been to DC in 9 years!! Way too long!!
I love Potomac Mills b/c I love Ikea - otherwise I could take it or leave it
Also - I am sure that the things that I used to do in DC would be very different from what I would want to do now!! I was fresh out of college and worked on Capitol Hill - we spent a lot of time partying!!
My favorite place in all of DC is a tie between the mall and Arlington national Cemetary - I used to spend hours at the cemetary - it is just so full of history and seemed so peaceful to me!!
I give a pretty mean tour of the Capitol building but since I no longer work there - I don't have access to all the really cool stuff and I am guessing they wouldn't just let me take you all around b/c I used to work there!!!!

Although I bet I could get my old boss to lend me an intern with proper credentials!! I sure would have to refresh my memory on the history though!!
I wonder if I could get my other old boss who works in the White House to get a West Wing tour - I doubt he would since he knows I have been on it though!!
My favorite places to hang when I lived there were:
the big pool hall in DuPont - Buffalo Billiards? -
the cinema in Arlington? that had dinner and a movie -
a bar in Arlington that I have no recollection of its name -
shopping at pentagon city -
the Mall - I just loved to take a blanket down and hang out reading and people watching - visiting all the monuments - no matter how many times I went - you could still see something new
red hot & blue
OH - now I can't wait to go!!