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As an intern in D.C. for the first time, I am receptive to all suggestions for what to do in the city. So, when Daniel Pink suggested a visit to the National Building Museum to learn about design in his book A Whole New Mind, I decided to go.
After standing in the Great Hall for [...]
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As an intern in D.C. for the first time, I am receptive to all suggestions for what to do in the city. So, when Daniel Pink suggested a visit to the National Building Museum to learn about design in his book A Whole New Mind, I decided to go.
After standing in the Great Hall for a while, overwhelmed by the expanse of open space so out of place in a city, I headed to the gift shop. An hour and a half went by, and I finally had to convince myself to leave the store and look at the exhibits before the museum closed. We visit museums for the exhibits, to learn and not to shop, right?
The evidence is not so clear: notice the gift shops in almost every museum, at most historical sites, and those that amusement park visitors have to walk through after they get off popular rides. In a way, it makes sense–we buy mementos to remind us of experiences that meant something to us. However, often the items sold in gift shops are chintzy little things that can be found anywhere you see people wearing fanny packs.
In order to help you avoid the schlock and zero in on something truly one-of-a-kind, Kate McCormack (Traveler web intern) and I decided to use the model of Traveler’s Authentic Shopping Guide for a tiny, niche market: gift shops at Washington, D.C., museums. Continue past the jump to get our ranking of these shops and for our suggestions on what to buy at each.
Tags: buy, national, travel
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