Hillwood Estate
If you're quietly serious about decorative arts—especially Russian imperial treasures and those impossible Fabergé eggs—this former tycoon's mansion rewards the kind of close looking that takes hours. The orchid greenhouse alone justifies the trip.
museum · 4155 Linnean Ave NW
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