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Introduction

Seeing Washington

Historical Timeline

Historical DC

Today's DC

U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service

SEEING WASHINGTON

About Your Visit

Text entries refer to map sites within the same panel (from top to bottom).  Many sites are closed on Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. Parking in downtown Washington is difficult. Tourmovile, a National Park Service concessioner, offers interpretive tours of the entire Mall area, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, and Mount Vernon. Tickets can be bought at time of boarding, with unlimited reboarding privileges. 202-554-7950.

Note:

Visitors to Washington should note exact addresses. The city is divided into quadrants formed by the intersection - at the U.S. Capitol - of North Capitol Street, South Capitol Street, East Capitol Street, and the National Mall. For example, an address with SW after the street name means the street is south of the Mall and west of South Capitol Street. Addresses on lettered and numbered streets can occur in all four quadrants, distinguished only by NE, NW, SE, or SW.

Marine Corps War Memorial Area

Marine Corps War Memorial
The Netherlands Carillon
Arlington National Cemetery
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Rock Creek Park to Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove

Rock Creek Park
Pierce Mill
The National Zoological Park
The Old Stone House
Francis Scott Key Memorial
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Lady Bird Johnson Park
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove

Corcoran Gallery of Art to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Corcoran Gallery of Art
U.S. Department of State
Department of the Interior Museum
Constitution Gardens
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Women's Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

African-American Civil War Memorial to Thomas Jefferson Memorial

African American Civil War Memorial
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Renwick Gallery
Old Executive Office Building
The White House
The Washington Monument
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Thomas Jefferson Memorial

National Museum of American Art to The National Mall

National Museum of American Art
National Portrait Gallery
National Building Museum
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
The House Where Lincoln Died
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Old Post Office Tower
National Archives
The National Mall and Smithsonian Institution Museums
National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Garden

United States Capitol Area

The U.S. Capitol
The U.S. Supreme Court
Folger Shakespeare Library
Library of Congress
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

For More Information:

Emergency help
NPS National Capital Region Public Affairs and Tourism Office
Dial-a-park
Meridian International Center
Metrobus and subway schedules
Traveler's Aid Service

African-American Civil War Memorial
Vermont Ave. and U Street, NW; not officially open. 202-667-2667.

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Arlington. Va., via Arlington Memorial Bridge, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. For tours and information on wheel chair lift for the disabled, call 703-557-0613

Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va., ,via Arlington Memorial Bridge 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in summer 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in winter

Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14th and C. Streets, SW; 9 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. Monday through Friday; continuous tours; closed on all federal holidays. 202-874-3019.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The Georgetown Visitor Center is at 1057 Thomas Jameson St, NW South of M St.); open 9 30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. daily. Boat rides are available 202-653-5190.

Constitution Gardens
Near Constitution Ave. between 17th and 23rd Streets, NW open year round. For information on ranger programs call 202-426-6841.

Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th St, NW, 10 a.m to 5 p.m Friday through Monday; closed Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday 202-639-1700

U.S. Department of State
2201 C St., NW, diplomatic reception rooms open for tours (by reservation only) 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; closed on Weekends and holidays and for official functions. 202-647-3241

Department of the Interior Museum
Main Interior Building, 1849 C St, NW 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 202-208-4743.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building, 10th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW (enter on E St between 9th and 10th Streets, NW); tours 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. Closed on all federal holidays. 202-324-3447.

Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol St., SE; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed all federal holidays.202-544-4600.

Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
511 10th St, NW and The House Where Lincoln Died 516 10th St., NW, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-426-6924.

Francis Scott Key Memorial
South of M and 34th Streets in Georgetown near the foot of Key Bridge (in Georgetown Waterfront Park) 202-282-1063.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
West Potomac Park on Ohio Drive between the Tidal Basin and the Potomac River, rangers are available 8 a.m. to midnight daily except December 25. 202-426-6841.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
14th and W Streets, SE via Anacostia Bridge; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in summer, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. in winter. 202-426-5960.

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Entrances on 14th St and Raoul Wallenberg Place just south of Independence Ave., SW; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily; closed Yom Kippur and December 25. 202-488-0400.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
New Hampshire Ave. at F St, NW, guided tours are given from 10 a.m. to p.m. daily 202-416-8340.

Korean War Veterans Memorial
Independence Ave. at the Lincoln Memorial; rangers are available 8 a.m to 11:45 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-426 6841.

Lady Bird Johnson Park
Off George Washington Memorial Parkway 703-289-2500.

Library of Congress
1st and East Capitol Streets, SE; open to the public; for information on exhibit hall hours and tour information, call 202-707-8000.

Lincoln Memorial
Independence Ave. and 23rd St., NW, rangers are available 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-426-6841.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove
Off George Washington Memorial Parkway (in Lady Bird Johnson Park), 703-289-2500

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial
Arlington, Va., via Arlington Memorial Bridge or Roosevelt Bridge 703-289-2500

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Ave., NW, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; groups of ten or more by appointment only. 202-673-2402.

National Archives
Constitution Ave. between 7th and 9th Streets, NW; Exhibition Hall open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in summer, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in winter; closed December 25. 202-501-5000.

National Building Museum
4th and F Streets, NW, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. 202-272-2448.

The National Mall and Smithsonian Institution Museums
Freer Gallery, Sackler Gallery, African Art, Arts and Industries, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Air and Space, American History, Natural History, and the central Smithsonian Institution building (the Castle). Smithsonian Institution museums are open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except December 25. Extended summer hours are determined seasonally. 202-357-2700.

National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Garden
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.202-737-4215.

National Museum of American Art
8th and G Streets, NW; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except December 25; walk-in tours daily. 202-357-2700.

National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Streets, NW, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-357-2700.

The National Zoological Park
3000 Connecticut Ave. NW, grounds open daily at 6 am am; buildings open 10 a.m to 6 p.m in summer, 10 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. in winter 202-673-4800

The Netherlands Carillon
Arlington, Va., via Arlington Memorial Bridge or Roosevelt Bridge Concerns are presented on Satur days and national holidays form 2 to 4 p.m. in May and September and 6 to 8p.m. in June, July, and August 703-289-2500.

Old Executive Office Building
17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW advance reservations are required for guided tours on Saturday mornings only. 202-395-5895 9 a.m. to noon; recorded message at other times.

Old Post Office Tower
12th St and Pennsylvania Ave. NW 8 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. in summer, 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in winter. 202-606-8691.

The Old Stone House
3051 M Street, NW 10 a.m. in to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For information on ranger-led talks and group tours call 202-426-6851

Renwick Gallery
17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-357-2700.

Rock Creek Park
Back Creek and Potomac Parkway, open dally during daylight hours 202-282-1063
Pierce Mill is located in the park, and is accessible from Beach Drive. rum west on Tilden St 10 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday 202-426-6908.

Theodore Roosevelt Island
George Washington Memorial Parkway (northbound only), site of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, dawn to dusk daily. 703-289-2530.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial
South Bank of the Tidal Basin; interpretive services available 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-426-6841.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
and the graves of John F Kennedy, William Howard Taft, and Plebe Charles L'Enfant are located in the cemetery 703-607-8052

The U.S. Capitol
Capitol Hill; open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; tours begin every few minutes; hours vary seasonally; access for the disabled. 202-225-6827.

The U.S. Supreme Court
1st St. and Maryland Ave., NE; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; closed weekends and all federal holidays; access for the disabled. 202-479-3211.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
21st St. and Constitution Ave., NW, rangers are available 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-426-6841.

Vietnam Women's Memorial
21st St. and Constitution Ave., NW, rangers are available 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. daily except December 25. 202-426-6841.

The Washington Monument
Constitution Ave. at 15th St., NW; 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. from first Sunday in April through Labor Day; 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. rest of the year. Closed December 25. Free timed tickets are available at the Ticket Kiosk on 15th Street at the base of the monument. 202-426-6841.

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.; 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Saturday. Free, timed-entry tickets are required (available at White House Visitor Center, located at 1450 Pennsylvania Ave., South.) Closed for official functions. Visitors in wheelchairs may use the visitor entrance on East Executive Ave. 202-208-1631 or 202-456-7041.

For More Information:

Emergency help:
Police: 911; U.S. Park Police: 202-619-7300.

NPS National Capital Region Public Affairs and Tourism Office
(information on sites and site accessibility for disabled visitors): 202-619-7222; www.nps.gov/ncro on the Internet.

Dial-a-park
(current events at parks and in the Washington area): 202-619-PARK.

Meridian International Center:
Telephone language bank of 45 languages is available 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily; call 202-667-6800.

Metrobus and subway schedules: 202-637-7000.

Traveler's Aid Service: 202-546-3120.

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