Took me a while to find my car. I was on level 5 but thought I was on Level 4. Make sure each level…read moreis clearly marked on each spot and when you go into the elevator. I was able to pay using Parking.com

Went to the Regal Movie Theater at Ballston and expected to pay the advertised $1.00 fee for…read moreparking as I exited. Signs that say you have to pay it first were not visible upon entry. Now I have a violation saying I owe $10. I won't be visiting Ballson anymore because of the misleading way they make money off parking. I will stick in my own territory in Falls Church were parking is still free.

A beautiful modern station, generally clean, in the center of everything when you emerge from the…read moreunderground. No seat on the train whatsoever, alas. Some people took up more than one seat with their bags or just spread themselves across.

I hung out at Clarendon and went to Whole Foods. I bought pizza and cake. I made a wish to put…read morecoins in the fountain.

This Colonial Parking location is located beneath the Qwest building at 4250 Fairfax Drive…read more As I pulled in to the parking garage and retrieved my ticket from the automated ticket dispenser, the parking attendant waved to me to stop as I pulled by. He asked who I was visiting - which I thought was a bit odd - no one has ever done that to me before. I told him - he proceeded to hand me a piece of paper to put in my front window - and told me where to park - for free! Turns out the customer I was visiting has reserved free visitor parking spots! The parking attendant reminded me to get my parking ticket validated by the customer. Which I did - and exited the parking garage without paying a cent!

My hand is tired from all of the fist shaking I experience whenever I go to the Clarendon Trader…read moreJoe's...and it's all because of this particular parking lot. If you go during peak hours there are never enough spots so you will spend your time navigating the poorly lit garage with unhelpful signage. From time to time they will have parking attendants to help you navigate but they are so rude and mean that I need to take a Xanax before even attempting to park here. I should add that the spots are very narrow and some are awkwardly placed so getting in and out is always a challenge. They get two stars because...it's free.....for 90 minutes but I'd much rather risk finding public paid parking to avoid all of the unpleasantness in this subterranean hell.

Like most of the masses, Robert Redford and Hal Holbrook have not been to this garage. The scene…read morein the movie "All the President's Men" was shot in Century City in Los Angeles. This is the real thing. The Washington Post's 29-year old local crime reporter Bob Woodward met his source "Deep Throat" in this garage at 1401 Wilson Blvd in Arlington, Virginia six times in 1972-3 (once for four and a half hours). The after-midnight rendezvous purpose was to discuss the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal coverup. Woodward would turn to Deep Throat when the trail had run dry. Bob Woodward first describes his source, nicknamed "Deep Throat", in the book All the President's Men, as a "source in the Executive Branch who had access to information at CRP (the Committee to Re-elect the President, Nixon's 1972 campaign organization), as well as at the White House." In the book, Deep Throat is described as an "incorrigible gossip" who was "in a unique position to observe the Executive Branch," a man "whose fight had been worn out in too many battles." Woodward had known the source before Watergate and had discussed politics and government with him. Felt was the anonymous source in a story Woodward had authored on Presidential candidate George Wallace attempted assassin Arthur Bremer. In 2005 Vanity Fair published an article written by an Attorney for former FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt. Felt said, "I am the guy they used to call Deep Throat." Felt outed himself. Ben Bradlee, legendary Washington Post Executive Editor, confirmed. Contrary to the impression left by the movie, Woodward and Felt were close. After an initial meeting in the waiting room at the White House when Woodward was a junior Naval officer, Felt had become a mentor for Woodward advising him on career steps, law school, etc. However, do not fall for the 40-year spin that Deep Throat was an altruistic bureaucrat trying to save his country. Felt used Woodward and other journalists to manipulate information designed to undermine Acting Director L. Patrick Gray (installed after J. Edgar Hoover died in early May of 1972) in a failed attempt to get himself installed as Director. Max Holland's 2014 "Leak: Why Mark Felt became Deep Throat," is a well-researched and carefully written in detailing Felt's motives and is a treat for Watergate-buffs. "Follow the Money" was one of the most iconoclastic bits of guidance Deep Throat gave to Woodward. Unfortunately this was all Hollywood, it is in the movie but Felt never said this! Deep Throat's garage is located at 1401 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn underneath the Oakhill Office Building.  The location was ideal for such a covert conversations with easy ingress and egress through stairs that led to the street from the subterranean garage.  Woodward met Mark Felt in space D32.  The garage entrance is on N. Nash St.  Use entrance C & D, which is about 300 feet down the hill (away from Wilson) of the historical marker on Nash St.  Turn left at bottom of ramp inside garage and go straight, all the way to the end.  Space D32 will be on the left.  Note: It is a little scary down there. In June of 2023 Northern Virginia Magazine published a story, "Time Could Be Up for Rosslyn Deep Throat Garage." The building at 1401 Wilson Blvd and the garage have been targeted for demolition for years. Also the story indicated that the historical marker on North Nash Street near the garage entrance will remain after the demolition.

Our 2022 family trip was from Los Angles, CA to The Deep Throat Garage (Arlington location) and had…read morea great time! We were pleased to see they had a gift shop (mostly adult themed) but some great bumper stickers!

I know I've already said it quite a few times, but I love the train system in D.C…read more it's clean, convenient, and fun to ride. What a great experience we had in the city traveling this way

I normally wouldn't really put anything. I mean it's the DC metro. But the guy working the station…read moreannouncements love his job. It's the only time I've see a metro employee happy. Definitely right up there with the other great late night events of the DC metro!

Book selection - Very small graphic novel collection, only two rows and missing key series like…read moreOutcast. Decent fiction collection but very limited nonfiction. Amenities - None of the outlets for the desks work, and the molding on them prevents most stuff being plugged in anyway. I had to crawl under the table and remove the desk plus and use the floor plugs directly. Setting - Terrible, the staff do nothing to enforce a good library setting conducive to reading and studying. It's always incredibly loud, lots of screaming kids, and just obnoxious people talking full volume, laughing out loud, or big meeting groups humming around. They let homeless people sleep and malinger around all over the place and it STINKS. Cleanliness - Disgusting, the floors and surfaces are always very dirty and the bathrooms are third world. Shit smeared everywhere, USED TP all over the place, broken soap dispensers off the walls never replaced, never any paper towels, etc. I also witnessed a homeless guy doing drugs off the sink. Comfort - Need more comfy seating. Only a few soft seats and none with feet support or reclining. Most of the chairs are very hard and the desks/tables are set too low. Staff - Seems overall to be friendly but very aloof.

Arlington Pulblic Library is well organized, quite large with plenty of quiet places to read and…read morestudy. They have computers that are free to use. Plenty of parking available. Plenty of books, videos, etc available as well. Helpful and friendly staff to assist you.