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					Originally Posted by innerSpaceman  so it was either open kinda late or it was during winter ... but I don't remember it being cold.   | 
	
 Even early December in DC isn't cold.  The roses can be in bloom and you can typically make do with a sweater or a light raincoat. 
For nightlife, I really don't know because I'm more of a crotchety old lady who visits the zoo.  The pandas are great and so is the elephant house.