14 shops · 9 districts
The Gift Edit.
Fourteen shops for one-offs and presents for everyone on the list, across 9 parts of DC: Penn Quarter, Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, Eastern Market and more. Picked from the 286 shops we list, one location each.
- 1Gifts · Penn QuarterI Love DC GiftsSouvenir shop across the street from Ford's Theatre selling DC-themed apparel, accessories, magnets, mugs and ornaments, close to the museums and tour routes.
- 2Gifts · Dupont CircleTanemGift shop opened in 2024 selling imported handcrafted Turkish jewelry, clothing and housewares, in the same building as Tea Mansion.
- 3Gifts · Adams MorganUrban DwellVeteran-owned gift shop open since 2015 selling home decor, kitchen and bath goods, candles, jewelry, men's and women's accessories, baby gifts and DC-themed items.
- 4Gifts · Eastern MarketGroovy DCCard and gift shop with greeting cards, stationery, journals, calendars, candles, barware, party supplies and local souvenirs, focused on small and local makers.
- 5Gifts · Navy YardSteadfast SupplyGift shop at The Yards stocking work from independent makers, local artists and designers, with an events space for workshops, talks and performances.
- 6Gifts · Old TownThe Old Town ShopGift shop near the waterfront specializing in Old Town gifts and novelties, along with goods made by Virginia artists; an easy stop for Alexandria souvenirs.
- 7Gifts · Old TownThe BEST Gift ShopGift shop that sells work by artisans with disabilities from across the United States, half a block off King Street on S Patrick.
- 8Gifts · Friendship HtsWhyte House MonogramsMonogramming and personalized-gift shop next door to The Collection at Chevy Chase, handy for custom-stitched linens, totes and presents.
- 9Gifts · GeorgetownJust Paper & TeaProspect Street shop open since 1987 selling custom stationery, greeting cards and gifts alongside loose-leaf teas, a block off Wisconsin Avenue.
- 10Gifts · Penn QuarterSAAM & National Portrait Gallery Museum StoreShared museum store on the first floor by the G Street lobby, selling exhibition catalogues, artist-designed jewelry and scarves, posters, art and his
- 11Gifts · Penn QuarterNational Archives StoreStore inside the National Archives Museum with more than 4,800 items tied to U.S.
- 12Gifts · 14th StreetLee's Flower and Card ShopBlack-owned family florist on U Street founded in 1945 and now run by the founders' granddaughters, selling arrangements, plants and cards.
- 13Gifts · Dupont CircleThe Phillips Collection Museum ShopShop of America's first museum of modern art, selling art books, prints, cards, jewelry and home goods.
- 14Gifts · Adams MorganBecause ScienceSTEM-themed shop selling science-inspired apparel, accessories and gifts, many made by its own design lab, with The Craft Lab running demos, crafts an
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