MICHAEL BREIN’S GUIDE TO
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Top 50 Sights by the Metro Extra-Large Metro Map Least Expensive Way to Go! INDEX
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Table of Contents Front Cover
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Table of Contents
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How to Use this Travel Guide
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Overview of Washington, DC Transit System (Front Page)
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Overview of Mini Area Maps (Back Page)
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Washington, DC by the Metro
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Index of Points of Interest
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Index of Points of Interest (Cont)
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Washington DC Metro Map
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National Park Service Map
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Key to Maps and Symbols
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Mini Area Maps 1-3
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Mini Area Maps 4-8
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Mini Area Maps 9-12
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Mini Area Maps 13-14
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Mini Area Maps 15-21
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Mini Area Maps 22-27
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Mini Area Maps 28-31
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Mini Area Maps 32-41
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Mini Area Maps 42-43
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Mini Area Maps 44-50
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Mini Area Maps 51-53
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Mini Area Maps 54-57
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Back Cover
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INDEX
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Michael Brein’s Guide to
Washington, DC by the Metro
System Map courtesy of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Least Expensive Way to Go! Extra-Large Metro Map Top 50 Sights by the Metro
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1 Bethune Museum (African-American women in history) 1318 VERMONT NW 2 Sumner School Museum (historic schoolhouse) 1201 17TH ST NW 3 National Geographic Society 17TH & M ST NW 4 The Octagon (restored 18C home) 1799 NEW YORK NW 5 National Red Cross HQ 17TH ST NW ( bet D & E ) 6 DAR Museum Continental Hall 1776 D ST NW 7 Art Museum of the Americas OAS Bldg 201 18TH ST NW 8 Dept of the Interior Museum 1849 C ST NW 9 IMF Visitors Center 720 19TH ST NW
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53 The Pentagon. Arlington, VA. ☎ (703) 695-1776. Defense Dept HQ. Exhibits, memorabilia. Tour. (Res req). x SaSu
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51 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. Cedar Hill, 1411 W St SE. ☎ (202) 426-5961. Home of former slave-turnedstatesman. Victorian house, period furnishings, memorabilia. $ (Summer only by Tourmobile).
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28 Lincoln Memorial. 23rd St off Constitution Ave. Memorial to the US President in form of a Greek temple. ☎ (202) 426-6841.
50 Washington Navy Yard. 9th & M Sts SE. Nation’s oldest Naval facility. Navy Museum, Bldg 76. ☎ (202) 433-4882; Navy Art Gallery, Bldg 67. ☎ (202) 433 3815; Marine Corps Museum, Bldg 58. ☎ (202) 433-3534; USS Barry, pier 2. ☎ (202) 433-3377.
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27 Washington National Cathedral. Wisconsin & Massachusetts Aves NW. ☎ (202) 537-6200. One of the world’s largest Gothic cathedrals. Tour.
49 National Archives. 7th St & Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202) 357-5450. US documents incl Declaration of Independence, Constitution. National Archives Experience. (Res req). x SaSu
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26 Dumbarton Oaks. 3101 R St NW. ☎ (202) 339-6401. Historic site of formation of United Nations, now museum/library for Byzantine & pre-Columbian studies. Gardens. (Apr-Oct) $ x M (museum)
48 National Gallery of Art. East Bldg: Pennsylvania Ave bet 3rd & 4th Sts NW. West Bldg: Constitution Ave bet 4th & 7th Sts NW. ☎ (202) 737-4215. Renowned intl art collection, sculpture garden.
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25 Tudor Place. 1644 31st St NW. ☎ (202) 965-0400. Federal Mansion (1816), gardens. Tour.5 M $
47 Library of Congress. Visitors Center in Jefferson Bldg, 1st & East Capitol Sts SE. ☎ (202) 707-8000. Three bldgs house 1,000s of publications, historic documents. x Su
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1 Watergate Complex (site of famous break-in) 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 2 JFK Center for the Performing Arts 3 Diplomatic Reception Rooms (18C rooms) (Dept of State) 23RD ST bet C & D STS NW 4 Federal Reserve Bldg C ST bet 20TH & 21ST STS (tour Th) 5 Korean War Veterans Memorial OHIO & INDEPENDENCE AVES NW 6 Tidal Basin / Cherry Trees (cherry blossoms Mar-Apr) 7 World War II Memorial
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24 Georgetown. Elegant neighborhood, historic rowhouses & mansions, shops, restaurants.
46 Folger Shakespeare Library. 201 East Capitol St SE. ☎ (202) 544-7077. Exhibits on Shakespeare & the Renaissance. Tour. x Su
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23 Newseum. 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW. ☎ (888) 639-7386. Five centuries of news history incl state-of-the-art, hi-tech interactive exhibits on journalism & broadcasting. $
1 Heurich Mansion Historical Society of Washington, DC 1307 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 2 National Museum of American Jewish Military History 1811 R ST NW 3 Fondo del Sol Visual Arts & Media Center 2112 R ST NW 4 Islamic Cultural Center & Mosque 2551 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
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45 Supreme Court. 1st St & Maryland Ave NE. ☎ (202) 479-3211. Highest court in US. Chambers open when court not in session. Displays, film. x SaSu
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22 National Capital Trolley Museum. Bonifant Rd, Wheaton, MD. ☎ (301) 384-6088. Antique trolleys, trolley ride, exhibits, park. x M-F $ (Closed for Renovation; re-opens mid-2009).
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44 US Capitol. Capitol Hill. ☎ (202) 228-8000. Historic bldg houses legislative branch of US Government–Senate & House of Representatives. Tour. Visitor Center x Su
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13 White House. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Historic home of US Presidents. Period rooms, gardens. Free tickets (req mid-Mar to Labor Day) at White House Visitor Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. ☎ (202) 208-1631/ (202) 456-7041(24 hr info line).
21 National Postal Museum. 2 Massachusetts Ave NE. ☎ (202) 633-5555. The history of US Mail. Displays, models, stamps. Tour.
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43 US Botanic Garden. 1 St & Independence Ave SW. ☎ (202) 225-8333. Conservatory, 3-acre garden, Bartholdi Park. Oldest botanic garden in N America.
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12 Corcoran Gallery of Art. 500 17th St NW. ☎ (202) 6391700. American, Dutch, Flemish Art. Impressionist, postimpressionists. x MTu.
20 Union Station. 40 Massachusetts Ave NE. ☎ (202) 371-9441. Restored beaux arts station. Train terminal, elegant shops & restaurants. Tourmobile Counter
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37 Freer Gallery of Art. Jefferson Dr & 12 St SW. ☎ (202) 6331000. Art of Asia, 19 & 20C America. Italian Renaissance.
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36 Bureau of Engraving & Printing. 14th & C St SW. % (866) 874-2330. Paper money & stamps are printed here. (Free tickets req from on-site booth) Tour. x SaSu
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42 Tourmobile Sightseeing. ☎ (202) 554-5100. Circle tour of major attractions incl those on the National Mall; on/off privileges. Other tours (see 51, 52 & 55). $
19 National Building Museum. Pension Bldg, 401 F St NW. ☎ (202) 272-2448. Historic structure, exhibits on American bldgs.
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34 Washington Monument. 15th St off Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202) 426-6841. Marble obelisk honoring first US President. 555 ft high. Elevator to view.
11 Renwick Gallery. Pennsylvania Ave & 17th St NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Period rooms, 1860s-70s styles. Permanent collection & temporary exhibits.
18 FBI Headquarters. J Edgar Hoover Bldg, Pennsylvania Ave NW bet 9th & 10th Sts. ☎ (202) 324-3447. FBI history, research labs, firearms demo. Tour.
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41 National Museum of the American Indian. 4 St & Independence Ave SW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Art, culture & history of native Americans in the western hemisphere.
17 Ford’s Theatre. 511 10th St NW. ☎ (202) 233-0701. Site of assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Museum downstairs. Petersen House, where Lincoln died, 516 10th St NW. Tour.
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32 National Museum of American History. 14th St & Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Historical artifacts, interactive exhibits. 33 National Museum of Natural History. 10 St & Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Exhibits on zoology, botany, anthropology, gems & minerals; living exhibits. IMAX Theater.
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31 Jefferson Memorial. South Bank of Tidal Basin. ☎ (202) 426-6841. Classical rotunda memorializing the US President/ Declaration of Independence author.
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30 FDR Memorial. Ohio Dr NW. ☎ (202) 426-6841. Open-air “rooms” represent FDR’s four terms as President. Waterfalls.
10 Decatur House. 1610 H St NW. ☎ (202) 842-0920. Former House of War of 1812 hero, Stephen Decatur. Period furnishings. National Trust Historic Site. Tour.
16 National Portrait Gallery. 8th & F Sts NW. % (202) 633-8300. Portraits of prominent famous & infamous Americans.
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29 Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 22nd St & Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202) 426-6841.V-shaped, inscribed black granite monument & bronze sculptures.
40 Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. 7 th St & Independence Ave SW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Works of modern art.
15 Smithsonian American Art Museum. 8th & F Sts NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Works of many well-known American artists. Tour.
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B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum. 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW. ☎ (202) 857-6647. Exhibits on Jewish life & culture over 20 centuries. (Tour by appt only). x SaSu
14 National Museum of Women in the Arts. 1250 New York Ave NW. ☎ (202) 783-5000. Works of art by women of many countries. $
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39 National Air & Space Museum. 6 St & Independence Ave SW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. The history of aviation & space exploration, planetarium, IMAX Theater.
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39 National Air & Space Museum 40 Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden 41 National Museum of the American Indian
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Textile Museum. 2320 S St NW. ☎ (202) 667-0441. American Indian & third world textiles; antiquity to now.
1 Old Stone House (oldest house in Washington) 3051 M ST NW 2 C & O Canal & Tow Path (walk or barge trips) 1055 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST 3 Dumbarton House (restored 18C mansion) 2715 Q ST NW
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Washington, DC by the Metro shows you how to go to more than 50 points of interest easily and inexpensively by using Washington, DC’s excellent Metro system. The official map of the Washington, DC Metro is shown on the other side of this guide.
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Washington, DC by the Metro A SIGHTSEEING MAP / GUIDE Washington, DC by the Metro shows you how to go to more than 50 points of interest easily and inexpensively by using Washington, DC’s excellent Metro system. The official map of the Washington, DC Metro is shown on the other side of this guide. How to Go to Points of Interest on the right shows exactly how to walk to these points from the nearest Metro stations. Use the Metro lines and stations indicated. Maps of points of interest on the right show streets, landmarks and Metro stations, and are oriented to enable you to walk to points of interest. Since some stations may have multiple exits to choose from, some re-orientation to the maps may be necessary at exits. The Metro Buy a One Day Pass from vending machines or kiosks for unlimited travel weekdays after 0930 and all day weekends. A 7-Day Fast Pass is also available (see website below). Insert ticket into gate and retain for onward travel and exit. Each Metro line is color-coded. Choose the line and enter platform in the direction towards where you want to go. Avoid rush hours, late night travel and empty cars. As in all big cities, be alert for pickpockets and keep valuables in a safe, hidden place. Dulles International Airport to/ from Washington (off of map) Washington Flyer Bus Reagan National Airport to/from Washington. Map Ref F4 M
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14 National Museum of Women in the Arts. 1250 New York Ave NW. ☎ (202) 783-5000. Works of art by women of many countries. $ 15 Smithsonian American Art Museum. 8th & F Sts NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Works of many well-known American artists. Tour. 16 National Portrait Gallery. 8th & F Sts NW. % (202) 633-8300. Portraits of prominent famous & infamous Americans. 17 Ford’s Theatre. 511 10 th St NW. ☎ (202) 233-0701. Site of assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Museum downstairs. Petersen House, where Lincoln died, 516 10th St NW. Tour.
2 Clara Barton House. 5801 Oxford Rd, 18 FBI Headquarters. J Edgar Hoover Glen Echo, MD. ☎ (301) 492-6245. Bldg, Pennsylvania Ave NW bet 9th & Home of Red Cross founder. Tour. 10th Sts. ☎ (202) 324-3447. FBI history, research labs, firearms demo. Tour. 3 National Zoological Park. 3001
Connecticut Ave NW. % (202) 633-4800. 19 National Building Museum. Pension Diversity of plants & animals in beautiful Bldg, 401 F St NW. ☎ (202) 272-2448. surroundings. Historic structure, exhibits on American bldgs. 4 Phillips Collection. 1600 21st St NW. ☎ (202) 387-2151. America’s first museum 20 Union Station. 40 Massachusetts of modern art incl Picasso, O’Keefe, Ave NE. ☎ (202) 371-9441. Restored Impressionists, other masters. x M $ beaux arts station. Train terminal, elegant shops & restaurants. Tourmobile 5 Anderson House (Society of the Counter Cincinnati). 2118 Massachusetts Ave
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11 Renwick Gallery. Pennsylvania Ave & 27 Washington National Cathedral. Wisconsin & Massachusetts Aves NW. 17th St NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Period ☎ (202) 537-6200. One of the world’s rooms, 1860s-70s styles. Permanent largest Gothic cathedrals. Tour. collection & temporary exhibits. 12 Corcoran Gallery of Art. 500 17th 28 L i n c o l n M e m o r i a l . 2 3 r d S t o f f Constitution Ave. Memorial to the US St NW. ☎ (202) 639-1700. American, President in form of a Greek temple. ☎ Dutch, Flemish Art. Impressionist, postx (202) 426-6841. impressionists. MTu. 13 White House. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave 29 Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 22 nd St & Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202) NW. Historic home of US Presidents. 4 2 6 - 6 8 4 1 . V- s h a p e d , i n s c r i b e d Period rooms, gardens. Free tickets (req black granite monument & bronze mid-Mar to Labor Day) at White House sculptures. Visitor Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. ☎ (202) 208-1631/ (202) 456-7041(24 hr info line).
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30 FDR Memorial. Ohio Dr NW. ☎ (202) 46 Folger Shakespeare Library. 201 East Capitol St SE. ☎ (202) 544426-6841. Open-air “rooms” represent 7077. Exhibits on Shakespeare & the FDR’s four terms as President. Renaissance. Tour. x Su Waterfalls. 31 Jefferson Memorial. South Bank of 47 Library of Congress. Visitors Center in Jefferson Bldg, 1st & East Capitol Tidal Basin. ☎ (202) 426-6841. Classical rotunda memorializing the US President/ Sts SE. ☎ (202) 707-8000. Three bldgs Declaration of Independence author. house 1,000s of publications, historic documents. x Su 32 National Museum of American
History. 14th St & Constitution Ave NW. 48 National Gallery of Art. East Bldg: Pennsylvania Ave bet 3rd & 4th Sts NW. ☎ (202) 633-1000. Historical artifacts, interactive exhibits. West Bldg: Constitution Ave bet 4th & 7th Sts NW. ☎ (202) 737-4215. Renowned 33 National Museum of Natural History. intl art collection, sculpture garden. 10th St & Constitution Ave NW. ☎ (202)
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43 U S B o t a n i c G a r d e n . 1 s t S t & Independence Ave SW. ☎ (202) 2258333. Conservatory, 3-acre garden, Bartholdi Park. Oldest botanic garden in N America. 44 US Capitol. Capitol Hill. ☎ (202) 2288000. Historic bldg houses legislative branch of US Government–Senate & House of Representatives. Tour. Visitor Center x Su 45 Supreme Court. 1st St & Maryland Ave NE. ☎ (202) 479-3211. Highest court in US. Chambers open when court not in session. Displays, film. x SaSu
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Federal of Bureau of Columbia D.C. Court Investigation Government (F.B.I) Darlington PEN Lincoln Guns into Plowshares U.S. Navy D STREET Building NSY VE LVA Pike (temporarily Memorial and AA Franklin NIA N closed) Naval Heritage IA Old Post IND Municipal Department AVE Center ARCHIVESNUE Office Tower Center of Labor NAVY MEMORIAL D.C. Court FEDERAL NAT Temperance Fountain TRIANGLE ION Hancock AL C STREET Franklin D. Roosevelt HIS Stone Marshall TOR Grand Army of the Internal IC Republic Memorial Canadian U.S. District Department Revenue SITE National JOHN Court Embassy of Justice Service Archives Federal MARSHA LL Hale Trade PA RK Blackstone 1 Commission Mellon 50
42
1
Park Sylvan Ranger Theater Station
R PA
O
United Spanish War Veterans Memorial
John Paul Jones Memorial
S
G STREET
nM on
INDEPEND
110
nt
ive Dr
PAR K S
D.C. War Memorial
WE ST P OT OMA C PA RK Seabees of the U.S. Navy Memorial
M EM O RI AL
H STREET
UE
(Old Pension Building) F STREET
to
23rd STREET
T
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hD
MEAD
nc
John Ericsson Memorial
MARSHALL DRIVE
William Howard Taft Grave
Korean War Veterans Memorial
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Netherlands Carillon
LIN
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M A L L
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ON
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Arts of War
World War II Memorial
REFLECTING POOL
(temporarily closed)
ng
28
Washington Monument tickets
TS A VEN
hi
(Iwo Jima Memorial)
34
Verizon Center
American Art Museum
E STREET
S 32
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
SET
G STREET
National Portrait Gallery
National Museum of American History
Jefferson Pier Marker
CHU
General Accounting Office
GALLERY PLACECHINATOWN
7th STREET
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
SSA
W as
Arts of Peace
Vietnam Three Women’s Servicemen Memorial
Greyhound Bus Station
Government Printing Office
1 50
(temporarily closed) (Old Patent Office)
House Where Lincoln Died
CONSTITUTION AVENUE
German-American Friendship Garden
L STREET
K STREET
MA
1 50
Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library
15-16 17
METRO CENTER
Ronald Reagan National Building and Aquarium International Department Trade Center of Commerce
Fountains
CON S TIT UT ION G A R DE NS
395
1st STREET
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
UE
Friendship Archway
H STREET
fr om
E
Lock Keeper’s House The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial
14
Bulfinch Gatehouse Haupt
EN AV
C H I N AT O W N
L’ENFANT PROMENADE
IV
29
Second Division Memorial
S
R
N VE KA
12th STREET
DR
Boy Scout Memorial
RK
I STREET
National Museum of Women in the Arts
UE
District D.C. Building Visitor Center
14th STREET
W AY
S
Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Research Library
SQU A RE
PENNSYLVANIA AVE NORTH FREED OM Pulaski Pershing PL AZA
15th STREET
E
YO
14th STREET
50 IV
W
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Pavilion
E LLIP SE
O WY
I STREET
White House Visitor Center
Zero Milestone
National Christmas Tree
NE
50
MOUN T VERNON
PENNSYLVANIA AVE SOUTH
RAOUL WALLENBERG PLACE
PA
RK
66
D
DR
Einstein
ro
OH IO
Washington Convention Center
29
G STREET
PER SHING PARK
Original Patentees
EM
SEV
GE
Gompers
SQ UARE
Department of the Treasury
Sherman
Monument Butt-Millet Memorial
Bolivar
Organization Department of American of the Interior States Organization South of American States Annex Artigas CONSTITUTION AVENUE
22nd
RIVER
D
OO RE R
RID AL B
National C STREET American Academy Federal Pharmaceutical of Science Reserve Institute and Engineering Board
L STREET
Lafayette
13
American Department National of the Interior Red Cross Museum D STREET Daughters of Constitution the American Hall Revolution C STREET
Office of Personnel Management
Department of State Discobolos Diplomatic Reception Rooms
Rochambeau
THE WHITE HOUSE First Division
12
NE
of Claims Treasury Annex
PA RK
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
E STREET San Martin
Dr
R VA
ODO
ORI
11
17th ST
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
10
Renwick Gallery Blair-Lee House
General Services The VE Administration Octagon RK A YO EW Corcoran N E STREET Gallery Rawlins of Art
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F STREET VIR
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St. John’s Church
18th STREET
PS
Juarez
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I STREET
EDWAR D R. H STREET Von Steuben Kosciuszko MUR ROW Decatur House U.S. Court of PARK Appeals and L A FAY ET T E New Executive U.S. Court Office Building Baruch Bench Jackson
Hom eF
PA R
FORT MYER DRIV E
N OW ET
THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
NU
Department of Veterans Affairs
East Executive Park
E NU AV E RE
G
Footbridge
M
C PARKWAY OMA POT AND
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66
FARRAGUT WEST
JA MES M ONRO E PARK
HI
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SA VE
Wash ingto nM onu me nt
SQUAR E McPHERSON SQUARE
I STREET
E
PA
66
TT
FRANKLI N Barry
McPHERSO N McPherson
SQUARE
20th STREET
G
SE
K STREET
E
George Washington University Hospital
1 HU
Burke
10 minute brisk walk fr om
FARR AGUT Farragut NU
AC
2nd STREET
L
AV E
SS
29
K STREET
FOGGY BOTTOMGWU
24th STREET
RI A
HA
MO
W
ME
E AV E
RE HI PS M
Cre
RO
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G
NE
NCI FRA
KIN
Boat and bicycle rentals
29
ARLINGTON
WASHINGTON C IRC LE Washington PEN NS YLV AN IA
Thompson Boat Center
LEE HIGHWAY
50
Ro
29th STREET
30th STREET
THOMAS JEFFERSON ST
31st STREET
WISCONSIN AVENUE
33rd ST
E DG L B RI RIA MO KEY S S CO
TT
PA R
MA
FARRAGUT NORTH
K STREET
MOUNT VERNON SQUARE-7th STREETCONVENTION CENTER
NORTH CAPITOL STREET
ON
L STREET
EEK K CR ROC
GEORGE WA SHINGT
E
M STREET
UE
29
GE ORGE T OWN WAT ERFRONT PARK
ME
Canal
Thomas THOMAS CIR CLE
National Geographic Society
VEN EY A
WA Y
NU
N STREET
JERS
REE
AV E
To Carter G. Woodson House
NEW
TF
IA
M STREET
E
RS
Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Boat rides) Douglas
YLV AN
9
Explorers Hall
ENU
HU
and
NS
N
Nuns of the Battlefield
M STREET
T AV
ITE
24-27
PEN
Georgetown Visitor Center
VE DA
TICU
WH
Chesapeake
GEORGETOWN
TO
OD
NEC
Francis Scott Key Memorial
M STREET
RH
AN
SCOTT CIR CLE
UE
To African American Civil War Memorial
Longfellow CON
CHESAPEAKE AND O H I O C A N A L N AT I O N A L HISTORICAL PARK
Old Stone House
NU
PK W Y AC
Statue or monument
0.3 Mile
CK
0.2
SL EI
Samuel Hahnemann Memorial
Scott
Webster
John Witherspoon Memorial
HA
0.3 Kilometer
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
To Gandhi, Shevchenko, and Masaryk statues
W
0.2 0.1
To National Zoological Park
NE
0.1
21st STREET
0 0
22nd STREET
Golf course
Bookstore
Entrance/exit to Metro station
23rd STREET
Tourmobile route North
23rd STREET
Tennis court
N STREET
25th STREET
Souvenir shop
Red line Orange line Blue line Green line Yellow line
POTOM
Ice skating rink
Metro lines
METRO CENTER
AND
Refreshment stand
Station name
Narrated shuttle tour between sites S Tourmobile stop
ek
Restrooms
3
To National Zoological Park and Rock Creek Park
EK
Information
Metrorail System
CRE
Tourmobile
National Park Service Visitor Services
NAVY YARD
50
TOC
Michael Brein’s Guide to
Washington, DC by the Metro KEY TO MAPS See Maps of Points of Interest Below Exit this Metro station Take this Metro line Location on map of Washington (right)
BO
WD
1
EN
M Dupont Circle
RD
UT
ST
SO
D
AR W
-OTHER SIGHTS-
1
-WALK TO-
BRIGHTON RD
1 Museum 9 WARD ST
HH AM PT ON
27
-EXIT“Dupont Circle”
5
5
27 Museum Map Ref A5
M
Continue to other points of interest Other nearby sights
Exit Metro in direction of arrow
Look for this exit sign
SYMBOLS Metro Line
M , ,
Metro Station
T
Tourmobile Line, Stop
B
Bus Line, Stop Best Path to Point of Interest
7
“Must See” Point of Interest”
8
Point of Interest
9
Other Nearby Sight Airport
i
Tourist Information Water Park
INDEX
TOC
1 National Park Service
S
GEORGETOWN
Map of NPS visitor services with points of interest.
G
C H I N AT O W N
E
O
R G
See mini-area-maps below for transit & walking instructions.
N OW ET
THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
THE WHITE HOUSE
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
S
RIVER
CHANN E L
TLE LIT
R O S S LY N
ELLIPSE
S
S CONSTITUTION
S
GARDENS LINCOLN MEMORIAL
MALL
&
MEMORIAL
THE MALL
PARKS
WEST P O T O M A C PA R K
P
O
LADY BIRD JOHNSON PA R K
T
I
B
A
D
A
L
S
I
N
S
S
S
S
S
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
S
THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
M
BIA UM OL F C IA T O IN R I C VIRG
O
ST
A
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S
T
DI
S
S
S
S
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
NATIONAL S
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A R L I N G T O N N AT I O N A L C E M E T E RY
A
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IN
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B
LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON MEMORIAL GROVE
A
N
Y R A D EL N U NN O A H C
N EL
EAST P O T O M A C PA R K
S
30 minute brisk walk/Two miles between Lincoln Memorial and U.S. Capitol
Click to Enlarge
2 Clara Barton House
2
M Friendship Heights
2
G
OL
DSBOR O INUES CONT O T
TH
M
R FE NI JE WI SC ON SIN
WESTERN
-NOTE-
Ask driver for Clara Barton House
RD
MASSACHUSETTS
44
-FROM-
Bus 29 from 3 to M Friendship Heights 1
FO
3
-EXIT-
To 1 “JENIFER ST” To 2 “WESTERN AVE & MILITARY RD” -thenBus 29 from 1 to 2
OX
MA CA RT HU R
Map Ref B3
M
END OF LINE
1
M CLEVELAND PARK
3 National Zoological Park Map Ref B4
M Cleveland Park -EXIT-
“EAST SIDE”
MACO
MB
INUES CONT O T
3
-FROM-
M Woodley Park - Zoo
CONNECTICUT
CATH
-OTHER SIGHTS1 Adams Morgan (ethnic restaurants)
EDRA
L
WOOD
LEY
M
WOODLEY PARK ZOO CALV
ERT
INDEX
1
TOC
4
4 Phillips Collection 5 Anderson House 6 Textile Museum 7 Woodrow Wilson House 8 Embassy Row Map Ref B4 M Dupont Circle
8
7
-EXIT-
6
R
FLORIDA
E
M
CU T CT I CO NN E
MASSACHUSETTS
PSHIR
T
HAM
T
NEW
1
INDEX
4
3 RS
5
QS
24-27
TU CA DE
-GO TO-
SHERIDAN CIRCLE
7 -2 24 ST Q
-OTHER SIGHTS1 Heurich Mansion Historical Society of Washington, DC 1307 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 2 National Museum of American Jewish Military History 1811 R ST NW 3 Fondo del Sol Visual Arts & Media Center 2112 R ST NW 4 Islamic Cultural Center & Mosque 2551 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
T SS
“Q ST”
2
DUPONT CIRCLE
TOC
19 B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum 10 Decatur House 11 Renwick Gallery 12 Corcoran Gallery of Art
Map Ref C4
M Farragut North Exit “K ST”
DE
RHO
T
13
3
MON 1 T
L ST
-OTHER SIGHTS-
-GO TO-
9 2
U TIC EC NN CO
M Farragut West Exit “17TH ST”
VER
M FARRAGUT NORTH 15 TH
16 TH
17 TH
K ST
I ST
M
M
FARRAGUT WEST
H ST
17 TH
H ST PEN
NSY
LVA NIA
MCPHERSON SQ
10 11
9 G ST
F ST
4
SEE 13 WHITE HOUSE
E ST
5
17 TH
18 TH
12 19 TH
1 Bethune Museum (African-American women in history) 1318 VERMONT NW 2 Sumner School Museum (historic schoolhouse) 1201 17TH ST NW 3 National Geographic Society 17TH & M ST NW 4 The Octagon (restored 18C home) 1799 NEW YORK NW 5 National Red Cross HQ 17TH ST NW ( bet D & E ) 6 DAR Museum Continental Hall 1776 D ST NW 7 Art Museum of the Americas OAS Bldg 201 18TH ST NW 8 Dept of the Interior Museum 1849 C ST NW 9 IMF Visitors Center 720 19TH ST NW
ND
ISLA
D ST
8
6 C ST
VI
RG
IN
IA
7
CONSTITUTION
INDEX
TOC
K ST 9 - 12
FARRAGUT WEST
M
1 M
H ST
PENNSYLVANIA
M Farragut West Exit “17TH ST”
METRO CENTER M
2
13
TOUR GATE 15 TH
To Visitor Center
3
17 TH
To Tour Gate M McPherson Square Exit “WHITE HOUSE”
MCPHERSON SQ
14
M Farragut North Exit “K ST”
M FARRAGUT NORTH
13 TH
Map Ref C4
14 TH
13 White House
PENNSYLVANIA
34
M Metro Center Exit “13TH ST”
i
i
4
32 - 33
T
T Tourmobile -OTHER SIGHTS1 St John’s Church (church of US Presidents) 1525 H ST NW 2 Dept of the Treasury 15TH ST bet F & G STS NW (tour Sa) 3 Old Executive Bldg (tour Sa) 4 National Aquarium Dept of Commerce Bldg PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW at 14TH ST White House Visitor Center
1450 PENNSYLVANIA AVE i ☎ (202) 208-1631; (202) 456-7041 Free tickets (req mid-Mar to Labor day) National Park Service Visitors Information The i Ellipse
-GO TO-
9-12, 14, 32 & 33, 34
14 National Museum of Women in the Arts Map Ref C5
NEW
RK
YO
14 H ST
M Metro Center -EXIT-
G ST
-GO TO-
F ST
“13TH St”
M 15 - 18
13 TH
13, 15-18 E ST 13
PE
NN
SY
LVA N
IA
INDEX
TOC
15 Smithsonian Museum of American Art 16 National Portrait Gallery 14 17 Ford’s Theatre H ST 18 FBI Headquarters Map Ref C5
M 15 16
M Gallery Pl-Chinatown 32 & 33
E ST
T Tourmobile
18
-GO TO-
7 TH
T
8 TH
9 TH
& G STS”
17
19
48 & 49
“9
10 TH
F ST
-EXITTH
G ST
14, 19, 32 & 33, 48 & 49
19 National Building Museum Map Ref C6
2 G ST
M Judiciary Square
19
-EXIT-
F ST
M
5 TH
1 Nat’l Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial E ST bet 4TH & 5TH STS NW 2 Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum 701 3RD ST NW
6 TH
15 - 18
-OTHER SIGHTS-
4 TH
“F St”
1 E ST
-GO TO-
15-18
20 Union Station 21 National Postal Museum Map Ref C6
Union Station: Depart for 56 Fredericksburg 57 Baltimore
“PARKING GARAGE”
21
MA
SS
AV E
M
20 T
M Union Station -EXIT1 ST
“MASS. AVE” T Tourmobile
-GO TO-
44-47
INDEX
INUES CONT O T
CONSTITUTION
1
2 ND
1 Sewall-Belmont House (women’s rights museum) 144 CONSTITUTION AVE NE
D ST
44 - 47
-OTHER SIGHTS-
D
AN
L RY
MA
TOC
22 National Capital Trolley Museum Outside Washington (10 min)
END OF
22 LINE2
M Glenmont -EXIT-
“EAST EXIT” “BUSES”
INUES CONT O T
-thenBus 26 from 1 to 2 LA YH IL
-FROM-
Bus 26 from 2 to M Glenmont 1
L
1
M
23 Newseum Museum has moved (see map 48-49 below).
24 Georgetown 25 Tudor Place 26 Dumbarton Oaks 27 Washington Cathedral Map Ref C4 Go to Foggy BottomGWU (see 28-31) -thenTo 24-26
Bus 30, 32, 34, 35, 36 from 1 on map 28-31 to 1 on map on right
3
WOODLE
Y
2
27
MA SSA CH USE GARFIELD
TTS
INUES CONT O T
26
To 27
25
Q ST N WISCO
3
4-8
P ST
SIN
O ST 31 ST
30 TH
-OTHER SIGHTS1 Old Stone House (oldest house in Washington) 3051 M ST NW 2 C & O Canal & Tow Path (walk or barge trips) 1055 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST 3 Dumbarton House (restored 18C mansion) 2715 Q ST NW
N AVO
29 TH
-FROM-
Any bus from 3 or 4 to Foggy Bottom-GWU 2 on map 28-31
28 TH
Same buses to 2
N ST
24
1
1
TO M FOGGY BOTTOM
M ST 4
2
-GO TO-
4-8 -NOTE-
Long walks
INDEX
TOC
28 Lincoln Memorial 29 Vietnam Veterans Memorial 30 FDR Memorial 31 Jefferson Memorial Map Ref D4
M Foggy Bottom-GWU T Tourmobile -GO TO-
9-12, 24-27, 34-38, 52 -NOTE-
Tidal Basin Memorials Walk: Start at 29, walk to 31 then to M Smithsonian Long walk
24
-OTHER SIGHTS-
1 Watergate Complex (site of famous break-in) 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 2 JFK Center for the Performing Arts 3 Diplomatic Reception Rooms (18C rooms) (Dept of State) 23RD ST bet C & D STS NW 4 Federal Reserve Bldg C ST bet 20TH & 21ST STS (tour Th) 5 Korean War Veterans Memorial OHIO & INDEPENDENCE AVES NW 6 Tidal Basin / Cherry Trees (cherry blossoms Mar-Apr) 7 World War II Memorial
1
-27
24 TH
2
WASHINGTON CIRCLE PE
NN
SY
LV AN
PS
HI
RE
IA
M
NE
W
HA
M
I ST
23 RD
H ST
1 VI
G ST
RG
IN
IA
F ST
2
9 - 12 21 ST
E ST D ST
3 C ST
4 14 TH
34
7
28
15 TH
17 TH
CONSTITUTION
29
52 T
37 & 38 INDEPENDENCE
T
30
T
6
WALLENBERG
5
35
M
36
31 T
INDEX
TOC
i
M Federal Triangle
PEN
2
T Tourmobile
10 TH
13
12 TH
13 TH
Map Ref C5
11 TH
32 National Museum of American History 33 National Museum of Natural History E ST 15 - 18
NSY
i
LVA NIA
1
M
-OTHER SIGHTS14 TH
1 Old Post Office Tower PENNSYLVANIA AVE & 12TH ST NW (elevator to view) 2 National Aquarium Dept of Commerce Bldg PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW at 14TH ST i Tourist Information DC Visitor Information Center Ronald Reagan Bldg 1300 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW i White House Visitor Center (see 13)
48 & 49 CONSTITUTION
34 - 38
T
T
MADISON THE MALL
(SEE 42)
-GO TO-
THE MALL
32
34
M
1
To 35 & 36 (Exit 2) “INDEPENDENCE AVE” T Tourmobile -OTHER SIGHTS1 Arts & Industries Bldg (Victorian artifacts) 900 JEFFERSON DR SW
T
28 - 31
37
M
2
i
38 38
1
INDEPENDENCE 39 - 41
12 TH
35
14 TH
To 34, 37 & 38 (Exit 1) “THE MALL”
WALLENBERG
-EXIT-
(SEE 42) T
JEFFERSON
M Smithsonian
33
13, 15-18, 34-38, 42, 48 & 49
34 Washington Monument 35 US Holocaust Memorial Museum 36 Bureau of Engraving & Printing 37 Freer Gallery of Art 38 More Museums Map Ref D5
33
42
42
32
C ST
36
D ST
i Smithsonian Visitor Center ‘The Castle’ 1000 JEFFERSON DR SW -GO TO-
28-31, 32 & 33, 39-41, 42 -NOTE-
Exits numbered for this guide only
39 National Air & Space Museum 40 Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden 41 National Museum of the American Indian Map Ref D5
40
T
JEFFERSON
4 TH
7 TH C ST
6 TH
INDEPENDENCE
M L’Enfant Plaza “SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS”
41
39
34 - 38
-EXIT-
(SEE 42)
43
3 RD
48&49
THE MALL
M
T Tourmobile -GO TO-
34-38, 42, 43, 48 & 49
INDEX
TOC
42 Tourmobile Sightseeing
Map Ref D5
48 T
T
7 TH MADISON
-NOTE-
Other M near The Mall: M L’Enfant Plaza (see 39-41) M Federal Center SW (see 43) M Federal Triangle (see 32 & 33) M Archives-Navy Memorial (see 48 & 49)
33 T FEDERAL TRIANGLE (SEE 32 & 33)
38 37
M
44
SMITHSONIAN (SEE 34-38) 14 TH
41
48
32
13
ENLARGEMENT
39 SEE RIGHT
33
T
34
15 & 16
i
T
T
17
12 TH
M
46
20 & 21 43
M
40
L’ENFANT PLAZA T (SEE 39-41)
32 T
WH
49
4 TH
INDEPENDENCE
T Tourmobile
JEFFERSON
-EXIT-
“THE MALL”
NATIONAL MALL
M Smithsonian
CONSTITUTION
3 RD
40 37 & 38 35 36
34
31
29
30
28
52
43 US Botanic Garden Map Ref D6
41
1 ST
2 ND
N TO
NG
INDEX
C ST
HI
-GO TO-
39 & 40, 44-47
1
AS W
-OTHER SIGHTS1 Voice of America Headquarters 330 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW
44 - 47
3 RD
T Tourmobile
43
39 - 41 INDEPENDENCE
4 TH
M Federal Center SW
D
YLAN MAR
D ST
M
TOC
1 ST 20 & 21
Map Ref D6
2 ND
44 US Capitol 45 Supreme Court 46 Folger Shakespeare Library 47 Library of Congress 45 44
46
M Capitol South 47
T Tourmobile -GO TO-
20 & 21, 43
T
INDEPENDENCE 43
E ST
Map Ref C5
15 - 18
48 National Gallery of Art 49 National Archives
M
-GO TO-
32 & 33 CONSTITUTION
2 MADISON
6 TH
NSY
49
LVAN
IA
23
48
4 TH
-OTHER SIGHTS-
7 TH
PEN
T Tourmobile 1 US Navy Memorial 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 2 Sculpture Garden
1
M
39 - 41
M Archives-Navy Memorial
9 TH
D ST
T
THE MALL
48
(SEE 42)
15-18, 32 & 33, 39-41, 42
-NOTE-
23 Newseum has relocated here. 50 Washington Navy Yard
1 8 TH
Map Ref D6
-OTHER SIGHTS1 Eastern Market (enclosed produce market) 2 Marine Barracks (historic post) 8TH & I STS SE
M
D ST
PE
7 TH
M Eastern Market
NN
SY
INUES CONT O T
LVA N
IA
2 I ST
M ST PARSONS
50
INDEX
TOC
51 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Map Ref E6
T Tourmobile Go to 34 or 52 (see entries); Tourmobile from T to 1 on map on right -FROM-
51
Tourmobile from 1 to T on map 34 or 52
1
-NOTE-
Board any Tourmobile on The Mall T (see 42). Transfer to Tourmobile at T on map 34 or 52 to 1 on map on right
52 Arlington National Cemetery Map Ref D3
52 2
M Arlington Cemetery T
-OTHER SIGHTS1 Visitors Center 2 Arlington House (restored home of Robert E Lee) In Arlington National Cemetery
-GO TO-
28-31
1
RIAL
O MEM
T Tourmobile
M
M
ES
U IN NT TO CO
28 31
53 The Pentagon Map Ref E4
53
M Pentagon
M
-EXIT-
“PENTAGON”
INDEX
TOC
54 Old Town Alexandria
1
Map Ref F4
5
UNION LEE
King Street M
4 i
54
-OTHER SIGHTS-
ROYAL
3
PITT ST ASAPH
M
HU
NT
-EXIT-
DUKE
ING
TO N
ES
1
M Huntington
M
L
NA GO
DIA
-NOTE-
Outside Washington (20 min)
1
INUES CONT O T
Easy walk To Mount Vernon (see 55): Embark sightseeing boat Miss Cristin at 1 on map on right to 3 on map 55 ☎703-548-9000
55 Mount Vernon
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1 The Lyceum (history museum) 201 S WASHINGTON ST 2 Boyhood Home of Robert E Lee 607 ORONOCO ST 3 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum 134 N ROYAL ST 4 Carlyle House (Georgian manor house) 121 N FAIRFAX ST 5 Torpedo Factory Arts Center 105 N UNION ST i Tourist Information Alexandria Convention & Visitor’s Assn 221 KING St
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“HUNTINGTON AVE” “FAIRFAX CONNECTOR” -thenBus 101 from 1 to 2
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Bus 101 from 2 to (M) Huntington 1 T Tourmobile
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To Old Town Alexandria (see 54): Embark sightseeing boat Miss Cristin at 3 on map above to 1 on map 54 ☎703-548-9000
56 Fredericksburg (Outside Washington 90 min) Go to 20 Union Station; Virginia Railway Express or train to Fredericksburg
57 Baltimore (Outside Washington 45-60 min) Go to 20 Union Station; ‘
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or train to Baltimore -NOTEPenn Line’ & go to Penn Station; Camden Line’ stops at the Harbor.
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Washington, DC by the Metro Includes Ultra-Large Official Map of the Washington Metro Detailed Mini-Area Maps of Points of Interest How to Walk from the Nearest Metro Stations Washington Transit Simplified Easy to Use
www.MichaelBrein.com
ISBN 978-1886590095
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