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Starbucks is one of Brilliant Notions.

1. Starbucks

21800 Towncenter Plz (at Dranesville Rd), Sterling, VA
Coffee Shop · 17 tips and reviews
The Apple House Restaurant & Gift Shop is one of Brilliant Notions.

2. The Apple House Restaurant & Gift Shop

8.4
4675 John Marshall Hwy (Between Dismal Hollow Rd & Apple Mountain Rd.), Linden, VA
BBQ Joint · 51 tips and reviews
Luke's Lobster is one of Brilliant Notions.

3. Luke's Lobster

8.0
624 E St NW (btwn 6th & 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Seafood Restaurant · Penn Quarter · 69 tips and reviews
Pennsic War is one of Brilliant Notions.

4. Pennsic War

205 Currie Rd (at Cooper's Lake Campground), Slippery Rock, PA
Festival · 9 tips and reviews
Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center is one of Brilliant Notions.

5. Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

6.6
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
Hotel · East Rockville · 30 tips and reviews

Onezumi H.Onezumi Hartstein: If you are here when it's happening there is a great art/technology/geek convention here. In 2012 is happens September 21-23 Http://www.interventioncon.com

Shades Of Green Resort is one of Brilliant Notions.

6. Shades Of Green Resort

8.3
1950 Magnolia Palm (Walt Disney World), Lake Buena Vista, FL
Resort · 57 tips and reviews
Alma Mater Statue is one of Brilliant Notions.

7. Alma Mater Statue

8.5
W 116th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Outdoor Sculpture · West Harlem · 10 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: According to an old school legend, the first Columbia College boy of every class to find the owl hidden in Alma Mater’s robes will graduate valedictorian and marry a Barnard girl.

8. Times Square

8.5
Broadway & 7th Ave (btwn W 42nd & 47th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Theater District · 2356 tips and reviews

NASANASA: Going to be in Times Square on New Year's Eve to ring in 2013? Look up to see @MarsCuriosity featured on the Toshiba Vision screens right under the ball.

Algonkian Regional Park is one of Brilliant Notions.

9. Algonkian Regional Park

9.1
47001 Fairway Dr, Sterling, VA
Park · 9 tips and reviews
Union Market is one of Brilliant Notions.

10. Union Market

9.3
1309 5th St NE (at Neal Pl NE), Washington, D.C.
Gourmet Store · Ivy City · 169 tips and reviews
Astronomical Pancake & Waffle House is one of Brilliant Notions.

11. Astronomical Pancake & Waffle House

8.0
5437 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA
Breakfast Spot · 51 tips and reviews

Rowan M.Rowan McDowell: The nicest place to have breakfast when you are in Williamsburg. Love the coffee! Everything is good- it's so hard to choose! :)

12. Quality Inn & Suites Williamsburg Central

5.1
5351 Richmond Rd Bldg A, Williamsburg, VA
Hotel · 5 tips and reviews

Rowan M.Rowan McDowell: Great hotel. Get a room by the pool. Very comfy beds! Nice breakfast!

13. Plimoth Plantation

8.1
137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA
History Museum · 21 tips and reviews

Smithsonian ChannelSmithsonian Channel: This historic site hosted the very first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. The local Wampanoag people supplied five fresh deer, while the colonists served corn, barley and peas. (From Aerial America) Read more.

14. The McKittrick Hotel

9.1
530 W 27th St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Indie Theater · Chelsea · 325 tips and reviews

The Most Interesting Man in the WorldThe Most Interesting Man in the World: If the only thing that comes off at the unmasking hour is the mask, you have done something wrong.

15. Venice Canals

9.4
Dell Ave (at Howland Canal), Venice, CA
Canal · 121 tips and reviews

The Most Interesting Man in the WorldThe Most Interesting Man in the World: Perché nessuno parla italiano?

Butler's Orchard is one of Brilliant Notions.

16. Butler's Orchard

9.2
22200 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD
Farm · 39 tips and reviews