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Click here to download this page. Maps of the Capitol and Washington DC Metro Areas Here for information about the Marine Corps Band Summer Concerts. - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Building
- Where: J. Edgar Hoover Building, 935 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20535
- Phone: (202) 324-3447 (202) 324-1016 (TTY)
- Closest Metro Station: Metro Center (Red, Blue, Orange lines)
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Where: 1250 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20005
- Phone: 202-783-5000
- (202) 783-7996 (Tours)
- Closest Metro Station: Metro Center (Red, Blue, Orange lines)
- Ford’s Theater
- Where: 511 10th St. NW Washington, DC 20004
- More Information: http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/schedule.htm
- Tours: Self-guided, but there are scheduled talks
- Closest Metro Station: Metro Center (Red, Blue, Orange lines)
- Verizon Center (Washington Wizards, Georgetown Hoyas, Washington Capitols & Concerts)
- Where: 601 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Phone: (202) 661-5061 (group sales tickets)
- Closest Metro Station: Gallery Place- Chinatown (Red, Yellow, Green lines)
- Smithsonian Institution
- Where: 1000 Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, DC 20560
- Phone: (202) 633-1000
- Tours: http://www.si.edu/group_tours/
- Closest Metro Station: Smithsonian (Orange and Blue lines)
- The Pentagon
- Where: Army-Navy Dr. and Fern St. Arlington, VA 22202
- Phone: 703-697-1776
- 703-614-1642 (fax)
- More Information: http://pentagon.afis.osd.mil/tour_request_public.cfm
- If you are part of a school, church, government agency, or military organization group of 5 or more people you may go through the web site. Otherwise, you must go through your Congressional office to request a tour
- Tours must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance
- Closest Metro Station: Pentagon (Blue and Yellow Lines)
- National Guard Memorial Museum
- Where: One Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001
- Phone: (202) 408-5887
- Closest Metro Station: Union Station (Red Line)
- Building Museum
- Where: 401 F St. NW Washington DC 20001
- Phone: (202) 272-2448
- More Information: For groups of 10 or more contact gharris@nbm.org. Schedule at least 3 weeks in advance
- Closest Metro Station: Judiciary Square (Red Line)
- Sewall-Belmont House
- Where: 144 Constitution Ave. NE Washington, DC 20002
- Phone: (202) 546-1210
- More Information: http://www.sewallbelmont.org/mainpages/museum_tours.htmlisit
- This museum explores the evolving role of women and their contributions to society through the continuing, and often untold, story of women's pursuit for equality
- Headquarters of National Women’s Party
- Tours offered from Tuesday to Saturday; and should be arranged 2-4 weeks in advance
- The Museum can only accommodate up to 30 visitors
- Closest Metro Station: Union Station (Red Line)
- Washington Monument
- Where: 15th St. SW Washington, DC 20002
- Phone: (202) 426-6841
- More Information: Tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8:30 am until all tickets for that day are gone.
- Closest Metro Station: Smithsonian (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Library of Congress
- Where: 101 Independence Ave. SE Washington, DC 20540
- Phone: (202) 707-8000
- More Information: Groups of 16-60 participants may reserve private tours with advance notice by contacting the Visitor Service Office at:
- http://www.loc.gov/visit/contact.php
- Tours only by reservation and on a first-come first-served basis
- The Group Tour schedule is Mon-Fri, at 9am, 10am, 11am, or 1pm
- This is a lecture tour and is not suitable for school groups younger than 5th grade
- Closest Metro Station: Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)
- The United States Botanical Garden
- Where: 100 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20001
- Phone: (202) 226-4082
- More Information: www.usbg.gov
- Guided tours are available for groups of 10-25 persons; Mon-Fri 10:30am-1:30pm
- Schedule at least 3 weeks in advance
- Closest Metro Station: Federal Center SW (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Where: Arlington, VA 22211
- Phone: (703) 607-8000
- More Information: www.arlingtoncemetery.org
- Closest Metro Station: Arlington Cemetery (Blue Line)
- John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
- Where: 2700 F St. NW Washington, DC 20566
- Phone: (202) 416-8340
- More Information: www.kennedy-center.org
- Free tours available Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm and Sat-Sun. 10am-1pm
- Free tours are given at the Kennedy Center weekdays 10am-5pm, weekends 10am-1pm
- Reservations needed (20 or more) by calling the Visitors Center (202-416-8340, 10am-9pm daily)
- Closest Metro Station: Foggy Bottom/ GW University (Orange and Blue Line)
- National Cathedral Tours
- Where: Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-5098
- Phone: (202) 537-6200
- Fax: (202) 364-6600
- More Information: www.cathedral.org/cathedral/visit/tour
- Tours are offered Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:15am, tours can accommodate 45 people and last for approx 45 min
- Closest Metro Station: Cleveland Park (Red Line)
- National Postal Museum
- Where: 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 633-5555
- Fax: (202) 633-5534 (tours)
- More Information:Groups of 10 or more visitors may schedule a tour at least three weeks in advance
- Tours are approx one hour long and are NOT recommended for school groups
- Closest Metro Station: Union Station (Red Line)
- The U.S. Capitol
- Where: Between Independence and Constitution Avenues Washington, DC
- Phone: (202) 225-6827
- More Information: www.aoc.gov/cc/visit/index.cfm
- Visitors can obtain free tickets for tours on a first-come, first-served basis, at the Capitol Guide Service kiosk located along the curving sidewalk southwest of the Capitol, by Independence Ave and the House Office Buildings
- Tours are available Mon-Sat. from 9am-3:30pm, and last for approx 45 min
- Closest Metro Station: Capitol South or Union Station (Orange and Blue Lines, or Red Line, respectively)
- Bureau Engraving and Printing
- Where: 14th St and C St. SW Washington, DC 20228
- Phone: (202) 874-2330
- Tours can be arranged though your congressman’s office, for no more than 10 people
- School Groups should arrange tours though the Bureaus website: www.moneyfactory.gov
- Reservations should be made at least 6- 8 weeks in advance
- Closest Metro Station: Smithsonian (Orange and Blue Lines)
- The National Archives
- Where: 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20408-0001
- Phone: (301) 837-0700
- More Information: The archive is open Mon-Fri from 10am-7pm
- Closest Metro Station: National Archives/ Navy Memorial (Yellow and Green Lines)
- The National Zoo
- Where: 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008
- Phone: (202) 633-4800
- More Information: The National Zoo is open every day of the year between 6am-6pm, except Dec 25
- Closest Metro Station: Woodley Park Zoo/ Adams Morgan (Red Line)
- International Spy Museum
- Where: 800 F St. NW Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 393-7798
- More Information: The Museum is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 8 pm (last admission 6pm)
- All Tickets are date and time specific. Advance Tickets are highly recommended.
- • Groups of 20 or more qualify for Group Admission and require advance reservations
- • Please allow approx 3 hours to complete the museum
- Prices:
- Adult (ages 12-64) $16
- Seniors (65+), Active Duty Military & Intel Community $15
- Child* (ages 5-11) $13
- Children age 4 and under FREE
- Closest Metro Station: Gallery Place/ Chinatown (Red, Yellow, and Green Lines)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Where: 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Phone: (202) 488-0400
- More Information: www.ushmm.org
- The museum is open from 10am–5:30pm every day
- Timed passes are necessary for visiting the museum; these can be obtained at the Museum on a first come first serve basis or in advance by calling Tickets.com at (800) 400–9373
- Group reservations for groups larger than 21 people, using the Museum’s online reservation system. Requests are processed on a first-come, first served basis, and may be submitted from 24 hours to 12 months in advance of the visit date.
- Please allow at least 4 hours to see the museum
- Closest Metro Station: Smithsonian (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Frederick Douglass House
- Where: 1900 Anacostia Dr. SE Washington, DC 20020
- Phone: 877-444-6777
- More Information: Open 9am-5pm
- Closest Metro Station: Federal Center SW, then take P6 Metro Bus towards Anacostia Station (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Woodrow Wilson House
- Where: 2340 S St. NW Washington, DC 20008
- Phone: 202-387-4062
- More Information: Tours are available on a first come first serve basis on the day of your visit, or alternatively you can arrange a tour though their website: https://www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org
- The house is open 10am-4pm Tues-Sun
- Prices:
- Adults $7.50
- Seniors $6.50
- Students $3.00 Under age 7 free
- Closest Metro Station: Dupont Circle (Red Line)
- Textile Museum
- Where: 2320 S St. NW Washington, DC 20008-4088
- Phone: (202) 667-0441
- (202) 483-0994 (fax)
- More Information: The Museum is open Monday though Sat. 10am-5pm, and Sun. 1pm-5pm
- Admission is free, however a $5 donation is recommended
- Closest Metro Station: Dupont Circle (Red Line)
- National Museum of American Jewish Military History
- Where: 1811 R St, NW Washington, DC
- Phone: (202) 265-6280
- More Information: Call Mary Westley at Extension 511 to arrange a tour
- www.nmajmh.org
- Closest Metro Station: Dupont Circle (Red Line)
- Voice of America
- Where: 330 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC
- Phone: (202) 203-4990
- More Information: www.voanews.com/english/about/index.cfm#
- Call to arrange for groups of 5 or more at: (202) 203-4990
- Closest Metro Station: Smithsonian (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Washington Redskins (American football)
- Where: FedEx Field, Raljon Rd. Landover, MD 20785
- More information: For schedule and pricing information: www.redskins.com
- Closest Metro Station: Landover, then transfer to shuttle bus (Orange Line)
- Washington Nationals (baseball)
- Where: RFK Stadium, Gate F 2400 East Capitol Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003
- Closest Metro Station: Stadium Armory Station (Blue and Orange Lines)
- Embassies
- It is also worth checking with the various Foreign Embassies based in Washington DC, to see what special events and exhibitions they are hosting during your visit
- The U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
- Where: 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2608
- Phone: 202-737-2300
- More Information: www.lonesailor.org
- Hours: 9.30am-5.00pm, Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday
- Winter schedule: closed Sunday and Monday, November-February
- Closest Metro Station: Archives/Naval Memorial Station (Yellow and Green Lines)
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Where: 201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
- Phone: 202-544-4600
- 202-544-7077 (tickets)
- More Information: www.folger.edu
- Closest Metro Station: Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)
- Main Treasury Building
- Where: 15th Street and Hamilton Place, SE
- More Information: Guided tours offered on most Sunday mornings at 9.00, 9.45, 10.30, and 11.15
- Advance reservations required, may be made through Congressional offices
- Tours are only available for citizens and legal residents of the US
- Name, date of birth, and Social Security Number for each visitor must be provided when making a reservation
- Closest Metro Station: Metro Center or McPherson Square (Red, Blue, and Orange Lines; or Blue and Orange Lines;respectively
- National Postal Museum
- Where: First Street and Massachusetts Ave., NE
- Phone: 202-357-2991
- 202-633-9849 (TTY)
- More Information: www.si.edu/postal
- Hours: open daily, 10.00am-5.30pm, closed December 25th
- Admission is free
- Tours: 1 hour museum tours offered weekdays at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm, weekends at 11am, and 1pm
- Closest Metro Station: Union Station (Red Line)
- The Museums at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
- Where: 3900 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017
- Phone: 202-635-5400
- More Information: info@jp2cc.org
- Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5om, Sunday 12am-5pm
- Please call 202-635-5400 for holiday and winter hours
- Admission: Donation and group fee
- Please call 202-635-5475 for group information
- Closest Metro Station: Brookland-CUA (Red Line)
- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
- Where: 10 minutes from Baltimore Inner Harbor
- Phone: 410-366-LION
- More Information: www.marylandzoo.org
- Hours: March 1st - December 31st 10.00am - 4.30pm
- (extended summer weekend hours – gates close 1hour prior to Zoo closing)
- Closed on the 2nd Friday in June, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25th
- Admission: Children under 2 – free
- Groups of 15 or more receive a discount with advance reservation
- The DC Visitor Information Center
- Where: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20004
- Phone: 202-DCVISIT (328-4748)
- 1-866-DCISFUN (324-7386)
- More Information: www.dcvisit.com
- www.dcchamber.org
- Summer Hours (March15-Labor Day): Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.30pm
- Saturday: 9.00am-4.00pm
- Fall/Winter Hours: Monday-Friday 9.00am-4.00pm
- Closest Metro Station: Federal Triangle (Blue and Orange Lines)
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Where: 10th St. and Constitution Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20560
- Phone: 202-357-2700
- 202-357-1729 (TTY)
- More Information: Hours: Daily, 10am-5.30pm, closed Dec. 25th
- Tours: Monday-Thursday, 10.30am, and 1.30pm, Friday at 10.30am only
- www.nmnh.si.edu
- Closest Metro Station: Smithsonian (Blue and Orange Lines)
- Tour Mobile Sightseeing
- What: Daily narrated Shuttle tours with free re-boarding
- Phone: 202-554-5100
- Fax: 202-488-5200 (Fax)
- 1-888-868-7707 (toll free)
- More Information: www.tourmobile.com
- Closest Metro Station: Union Station (Red Line)
- Boat Tours
- What: Potomac Riverboat Company
- Where: City Marina, Alexandria, VA
- Phone: 703-548-9000
- Closest Metro Station: Alexandria Waterfront Location- King Street Metro (Blue and Yellow Lines);
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
- Where: E St., between 4th and 5th St., NW, Washington, DC
- More Information: Open year round, 24 hours a day
- Closest Metro Station: Judiciary Square, F St. exit (Red Line)
- Mount Vernon
- Phone: 703-780-2000 (24 hours)
- 703-799-8697 (TDD)
- More Information: www.mountvernon.org
- Hours: early 8am opening for Spring and Summer
- April-August 8am-5pm
- March, September, October: 9am-5pm
- November-February: 9am-4pm
- Easily reached by car, RV, bus or boat
- National Gallery of Art
- Where: 6th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
- Phone: 202-737-4215
- More Information: www.nga.gov
- Closest Metro Station: Judiciary Square (Red Line); Archives (Yellow and Green Lines), and Smithsonian (Blue and Orange Lines).
- The Radio & Television Museum
- Where: 2608 Mitchellville Rd. Bowie, MD 20716
- Phone: 301-390-1020
- More Information: www.radiohistory.org
- The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- National Historical Park
- Where:1850 Dual Highway
- Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Phone: 301-739-4200
- More Information: www.nps.gov/choh
- Clara Barton National Historic Site
- Where: 5801 Oxford Rd.
- Glen Echo, MD 20812-1201
- Phone: 301-320-1410
- More Information: www.nps.gov/clba
- Park is open 7 days a week
- Closed on Thanksgiving, 12/25 and 1/1
- The house is shown by guided tour only.
- Tours start on the hour between 10am and 4pm.
- Bike the Sites
- Where: 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Phone: 202-842-BIKE (2453)
- 202-842-2441 (Fax)
- More Information: Open 7 days/week, March through November
- 9am-6pm, spring and fall
- 9am-9pm, summer
- Open 9.30 on Sundays
- Bike tours and Rentals
- Located at the Old Post office Pavilion
- Closest Metro Station: Federal Triangle (Blue and Orange Lines)
- The National Postal Museum
- Where: 2 Massachusetts Ave, NE
- Phone: 202-633-5555
- 202-633-9849 (TTY)
- More Information: www.postalmuseum.si.edu
- Open daily from 10am-5.30pm
- Free Admission
- Closest Metro Station: Union Station (Red Line)
- D.C. Party Shuttle Tours
- Where: Meet at 12th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., NW (in front of Old Post Office Building) at 9.45am
- Phone: 1-877-U-TOUR-DC
- More Information: www.WashingtonDCPartyShuttle.com
- Tour Pricing: Day Tours: Adults $60.00, kids $55.00
- Night Tours: $30.00 per person
- Private tours: call for pricing
- Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Where: Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
- Phone: 202-633-0519
- More Information: www.asia.si.edu
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Where: 641 D Street, NW
- More Information: Schedule: Wednesday – Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2pm and 7pm
- Tickets: $22 - $52, $10 for patrons 25 and under
- Pay-What-You-Can: Mon 6/4 and Tues 6/5 at 8pm, tickets on sale at 6.30pm, 2 per person(cash/check only)
- Closest Metro Station: Archives – Navy Memorial – Penn quarter (green/yellow lines; Gallery Place (red/green/yellow lines)
- Port Discovery: The Children’s Museum in Baltimore
- Where: 35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
- More Information: Hours of Operation:
- Memorial Day – Labor Day: Monday -Thursday 10am-5pm
- Friday – Saturday 10am-6pm
- Sunday: 12pm-5pm
- September: Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Saturday: 10am – 5pm
- Sunday: 12pm-5pm
- October – May: Tuesday – Friday: 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Saturday: 10am – 5pm
- Sunday 12pm – 5pm
- Purchase advance tickets at www.ticketmaster.com
- www.portdiscovery.org
- The US Navy Museum
- Where: Washington Navy Yard, 805 Kidder Breese St. SE, Washington, DC 20374
- Phone: (202) 433-6897
- More Information: All Navy Museum programs are free and open to the public, but an RSVP is
- needed for entry into Navy Yard
- www.history.navy.mil
- All visitors enter the 11th and O St. SE gate of the Washington Navy Yard on weekdays and the 6th and M St. SE gate for evening events, weekends, and holidays.
- Closest Metro Station: Navy Yard (Green Line); Eastern Market (Blue and Orange lines);Union Station (Red line)
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