Spending the holidays inside the Beltway is a capital idea. D.C. is aglow this season, with lights on the White House Christmas tree and candles at Kennedy Center sing-alongs.
WHERE TO STAY 'Tis the season for the Hotel Rouge, where a Paint the Town Rouge holiday package includes an after-dark Hummer tour of District monuments. BIPARTISAN BRUNCH Review domestic policy over a global menu—Belgian waffles, dim sum—on Christmas Day when the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown holds its extremely popular jazz brunch (make sure to reserve in advance). Chef Michel Richard of Citronelle creates the coolest desserts in town: adorable meringue polar bears and snowmen. RAISE A GLASS Toast perestroika with herb-infused vodka shots at the opulent Russia House, or sample Virginia vintages among the Americana at 1789 Restaurant. I SPY THE PERFECT GIFT Infiltrate the International Spy Museum shop for top-secret CIA documents (shredded, of course), a night-vision monocular, and a mole puppet. GEORGE SLEPT HERE Meet the original "W" during evening tours of Mount Vernon, 16 miles from D.C. proper. Over hot cider and 18th-century music, discover how George and Martha Washington spent their holidays.
—Shane Mitchell
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