Directions

• Closest Metro stop: Capitol South (Orange/Blue/Silver Lines) - Exit station using main exit, walk approximately two blocks north on First Street SE.
• Alternative Stop: Union Station (Red Line) - .5 miles

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Visit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority External (WMATA) web site for additional information.

Tour Bus Access to Capitol Grounds

Security measures have been implemented as part of continued efforts by the U.S. Capitol Police to enhance security within the Capitol complex. These measures restrict commercial bus access to U.S. Capitol grounds. Please read more from the Architect of the Capitol to prepare your tour bus for drop-off.

Visit Google Maps External for turn-by-turn directions.

Thomas Jefferson Building

10 First Street, SE
Washington, DC 20540

James Madison Memorial Building

101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540

John Adams Building

Second Street SE, between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Streets

Parking Options

• Limited two-hour zone and metered parking on streets
• Public parking lots (closest is located at Union Station)

Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) – 4.4 miles, closest to the Library

• Shuttle service or taxi
• Subway (Metro) – blue line

Dulles International Airport (IAD) – 31.2 miles

• Shuttle service or taxi

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) – 32.4 miles

• Shuttle service or taxi
• Amtrak External train to Union Station
• Maryland Commuter Rail External (MARC) to Union Station

• Amtrak External to Union Station
• Maryland Commuter Rail External (MARC) to Union Station Virginia Railway Express (VRE) to Union Station
• Virginia Railway Express External (VRE) to Union Station