For $8, today's side deal gets you one day pass to the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, a coffee from the museum café, and 10% off at the gift shop (a $16 value).

• 25-acre historic estate featuring a vast collection of Russian art and artifacts, and more than 12 acres of verdant gardens
• Day pass at the museum (normally a suggested donation of $12 for adults, seniors $10, children 6–18 $5) includes parking, a 15-minute orientation film, and access to the Georgian mansion, gardens, greenhouse, café, and museum shop
• Includes one cup of coffee from the Hillwood Café (up to $3.50)
• Collections include Russian imperial art, eighteenth-century French decorative art, and Fabergé eggs
• Shop stocks merchandise such as toys, gifts, and ornaments inspired by the collection

Reviews

The Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens were chosen as an Editor's Pick by the Washington Post's Going Out Guide. Yelpers give it a near-perfect 4.5-star average and five impressed Insider Pagers give it a perfect five-star average:

• Imagine this: a mansion, brilliant garden, cafe, stories of intrigue - and a museum that hosts the largest collection of Russian imperial art outside of St. Petersburg. Yuh huh. Hillwood is probably the most overlooked museum in the area – Martha w., Yelp
• The Hillwood Mansion, tucked away near Rock Creek Park in Northwest DC, is a welcome treat for those who think they've seen it all. – Todd K., Insider Pages