IAD for 8 hours!

[Troy Tempest]

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.

The Smithsonian museum looks favourite,
http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy/

although a drunken sightseeing trip around DC finishing with a meal at TGI's to watch my plane take off sounds pretty good to me!!

Neil

[adh619]

caseyd is absolutley right. DC is too far for the time you have - we have done the trip several times.

tony

There's a really nice shopping mall at Tysons Corner I think it about 20 minutes from Dulles.

[caseyd]

Yes, Tysons shopping is another very good option. You could do that safely at mid-day. You take a cab down the toll road (pretty safe for traffic)and onto the 495 beltway (that goes around D.C) for about two miles. As long as you give yourslef enough time to get back to Dulles (plan for potentail that you coudl have a bit of traffic in that 495 stretch before getting on the toll road) you could do that. It is the nicest shopping in the DC area. Lots of mid-scale and upscale shops and department stores and specialty stores. I don't know if you'd have to call a cab to get you back to airport or if there are cabs there- there are a few hotels around there so I imagine you'd get a can quickly if you call.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Troy Tempest
Managed to get stuck with a eight hour layover in Washington Dulles.[msnsad]

Anyone here know if there's anything we can do for that amount of time?

[/quote]

I feel sorry for you. Dulles is sure Dull(e)sville. [)][)]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Nostromo
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Troy Tempest
Managed to get stuck with a eight hour layover in Washington Dulles.[msnsad]

Anyone here know if there's anything we can do for that amount of time?

[/quote]

I feel sorry for you. Dulles is sure Dull(e)sville. [)][)]
[/quote]

Only the airport itself is once you get out (which is the general idea) it's beautiful!!

Get to Tysons Corner it's fab!!