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Washington, D.C. ROAD TRIP


TRUST US, THERE is way more to the city of Washington, D.C., than Inside-the-Beltway shenanigans. Avoid the summer swelter by visiting toward the end of springtime, and you’ll be treated to sunny skies and a historic city in full bloom. The grove of cherry blossoms around the


Tidal Basin is a beautiful start to a walk around some of the city’s most iconic monuments (if


Nashville, TN SPOTLIGHT ON...


NASHVILLE’S NICKNAME IS Music City, but if that’s all you know about the Southern metropolis, hop on a plane and start exploring. A two-hour-and- 25-minute flight from Miami, Nashville is best tackled on wheels: Some spots are walkable from downtown hotels, but Uber and Lyft save time and make getting around a snap. Beeline to Hattie B’s Hot Chicken (112 19th Ave South; 615-678-4794, hattieb.com) for Nashville’s signature dish: hot, crispy fried chicken doused with cayenne pepper. Then cool your palate with cocktails at Husk’s (37 Rutledge St; 615-256-6565, husknashville.com) gorgeous fireplace-equipped bar. And for 30-plus years, Arnold’s


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you’re lucky, they will still be out). Peel your eyes from the majestic marble and fluttering petals when you get to the north side of the basin to view the small, oft-overlooked garden, Floral Library (just south of Independence Ave SW); this pet project of First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson features more than 100 brightly colored and rare tulip varietals. The city’s newly opened Smithsonian


National Museum of African American History and Culture (14th St and Constitution Ave, NW; 202-633-1000, nmaach.si.edu) is well worth a visit; just be sure to reserve your free tickets in advance. If your dates are sold


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Don’t leave Nashville without Pinewood Social Bowling


Country Kitchen (605 Eighth Ave South; 615-256-4455, arnoldscountrykitchen.com) has served plates of “meat and three.” Arrive early to beat the lunch rush and load your tray with tender roast beef, creamy mac and cheese, and tangy turnip greens. Once you’re sated, head to


Pinewood Social (33 Peabody St; 615-751-8111, pinewoodsocial .com), a sprawling complex with a pool, a bowling alley and


a bocce court (plus a coffee bar, restaurant and bar). Explore “Pattern Recognition: Art and Music Videos in Middle Tennessee” at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts (919 Broadway; 615-244-3340, fristcenter.org). Or check out Hatch Show Print (224 Fifth Ave South; 615-256- 2805, hatchshowprint.com), the more- than-a-century-old letterpress print shop, and take home a custom poster.


soaking up some of the local music scene, which is fun even if you’re not a big country music fan. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (222 Fifth Ave South; 615-416-2001, countrymusichalloffame.org) is always of interest. Catch a show or take a tour of the 19th-century Ryman Auditorium (116 Fifth Ave North; 615-889-3060, ryman .com). Third Man Records (623 Seventh Ave South; 615-891- 4393, thirdmanrecords.com), Jack White’s recording studio and record shop, offers the ultimate Nashville souvenir: a six-inch record with two minutes of your own audio recorded in Third Man’s sound booth. ■ Amy Cavanaugh


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out, consider the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (1411 W St SE; 202-426-5961, nps.gov/frdo) to tour the abolitionist leader’s home and learn about his fascinating life. After all that strolling, relax on the expansive patio outside ANXO (300 Florida Ave NW; 202-986-3795, anxodc.com), a Basque-inspired bar in Truxton Circle offering creative small plates and house- crafted vermouths. A short walk west takes you to U Street, the corridor once known as “Black Broadway”—back when Duke Ellington was a D.C. denizen—which is still dotted with live-music venues. Take in some tunes at the historic Howard Theatre (620 T St NW; 202-803-2899, thehowardtheatre .com) or indie-leaning 9:30 Club (815 V St NW; 202-265-0930, 930.com) to close your monumental night. ■ Brittany Martin


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