Shopping Malls

These are large indoor shopping centres with mainly fashion shops, large department stores and food courts. 
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 Tysons Corner Center  1961 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22102.

This is one of the largest malls in the area. There is ample parking, but no metro station. Lots of restaurants and an AMC multiscreen cinema.
Also has childrens soft play area near food court.

Tysons Galleria  2001 International Drive, McLean VA 22102.

This mall is next to Tysons Corner but not so obvious to find, again no metro station. This mall has more up-market shops. There are a number of good restaurants here and a great food court.

The Fashion Centre Pentagon City 1100 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA22202.

Car parking charges apply. There is a metro station (Pentagon City) that gives direct access to the mall.

Montgomery Mall 7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817

Smaller than Tysons Corner but still has a good choice of shops. The department stores are Macys, Nordstrom and Sears.

Columbia Mall, 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044

Department stores – Macys, Nordstrom, Lord& Taylor, JCPenny, Sears
Food court and other restaurants, plus cinema
Soft play area outside JC Penny

Westfield Annapolis Shopping Mall, 2002 Annapolis Mall, Annapolis MD
21401

Department stores – Macys, Nordstrom, Lord& Taylor, JCPenny, Sears
Food court and other restaurants, plus cinema

Outlet Malls

You will find Premium Outlets and Tanger Outlets all over the country selling discount designer goods. The nearest outlets to DC are listed below.

Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176.

Show your AAA card at customer services and get a free discount book. Great for clothes but especially good for household goods. You’ll find outlets for Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware and Crate & Barrel.

Potomac Mills, 2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Prince William, VA22192.

This mall is located south off the I-95. It is a huge indoor mall.

 Fortessa Outlet  Store - Sterling VA-

Tableware, mainly white in various shapes, cutlery sold  by the pound. Good
discount prices.

Arundel Mills, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD 21076-1282

Contains a lot of outlet stores. Food court and other restaurants, plus cinema

Shopping Centres and Plazas

These are outdoor areas with a number of large retails stores, around a central parking area.

Fair Lakes Shopping Center, From I-66 exit 55B (7100 Fairfax County Parkway) take right at lights onto Fair Lakes Parkway then right onto Fair Lakes Circle

Is in fact three shopping centres: East Market, Fairlakes Centre and The Shops At Fairlakes.  There are a lot of large stores here with plenty of parking and good restaurants. May need to drive between stores or take hiking boots!

Seven Corners Center, on the Leesburg Pike route 7 at Falls Church

A few stores set in the middle of a major road junction

Pikes 7 Plaza, at Leesburg Pike route 7 at Vienna near Tysons Corner

A number of stores in this area.

Baileys Crossroads, on the Leesburg Pike route 7 east of Mclean

A number of stores spread out over the area

Fair City Mall, located at intersection of route 236 and Pickett Road Fairfax.

Also has a cinema.

Rockville Pike,North of Bethesda – Montrose Crossing shopping area and the Congressional Shopping Plaza

Has a number of large stores including Bed, Bath and Beyond and Target.