Museums & Galleries

National Portrait Gallery
(Located in the Reynolds Center)
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Free admission
8th and F Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001
Nearby Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown
(202) 633-8300
www.npg.si.edu

National Museum of American Art
(Located in the Reynolds Center)
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Free admission
8th and F Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001
Nearby Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown
(202) 633-1000
www.americanart.si.edu

National Museum of African Art
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Free admission
950 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20560
Nearby Metros: Smithsonian or L’Enfant Plaza
(202) 633-4600
www.nmafa.si.edu

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Free admission; timed entry pass required
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 488-0400
(800) 400-9373 for passes
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian
www.ushmm.org

National Museum of Natural History
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Free admission
10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20560
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle
(202) 633-1000
www.mnh.si.edu

National Museum of the American Indian
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Free admission
Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20560
Nearby Metro: L’Enfant Plaza
(202) 633-1000
www.americanindian.si.edu

Corcoran Gallery of Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Tuesdays); 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursdays
General Admission $6
500 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Nearby Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North
(202) 639-1700
www.corcoran.org

International Spy Museum
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
Tickets from $18 to $25
800 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Nearby Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown
(202) EYE-SPY-U
(866) SPY-MUSEUM
www.spymuseum.org

National Gallery of Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
Free admission
7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565
Nearby Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial or Judiciary Square
(202) 737-4215
www.nga.gov

National Air and Space Museum
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Free admission
7th Street and Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20560
Nearby Metro: L’Enfant Plaza
(202) 633-1000
www.nasm.si.edu

Smithsonian Castle
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Free admission
1000 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian
(202) 633-1000
www.si.edu/visit/infocenter/sicastle.htm

Points of Interest

The White House
Tours for groups of 10 or more available from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Submit a request through your Member of Congress.
Free admission
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Nearby Metro: McPherson Square or Metro Center
(202) 456-7041
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/tours/

United States Capitol
Tours available 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Free admission
Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Capitol South or Union Station
(202) 225-6827
http://www.aoc.gov/cc/visit/index.cfm
www.house.gov
www.senate.gov

U.S. Supreme Court
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free admission
1 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20543
(202) 479-3211
www.supremecourtus.gov

Library of Congress (Madison Building)
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday
Free admission
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20540
Nearby Metro: Capitol South
(202) 707-8000
www.loc.gov

Washington National Cathedral
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday
3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 537-6200
www.nationalcathedral.org

Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Tickets from $13 to $15
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
(703) 780-2000
www.mountvernon.org

U.S. Botanic Garden
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Free admission
Maryland Avenue and 1st Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Nearby Metro: Federal Center SW
(202) 225-8333
www.usbg.gov

The Shops at Georgetown Park
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
3222 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Nearby Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU
(202) 342-8190
www.shopsatgeorgetownpark.com

The National Cherry Blossom Festival
March 29 through April 19, 2008
Various events and tours
www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

Monuments and Memorials

Map of major memorials:
http://home.nps.gov/applications/parks/kowa/ppMaps/map_final2.pdf

Arlington National Cemetery
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Free admission
Arlington, VA
Nearby Metro: Arlington National Cemetery
(703) 607-8000
www.arlingtoncemetery.org

Washington Monument
Tours available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Free admission; tickets required
15th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian
Reserve tickets at 1-877-444-6777 or www.reservation.gov
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/wamo

Lincoln Memorial
Park Rangers on-site 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily
Free admission
23rd Street and Henry Bacon Drive NW
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/linc

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Free admission
Bookstore 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily
W. Basin Drive SW along the Tidal Basin
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/fdrm

Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Park rangers on-site 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily
East Basin Drive SW along the Tidal Basin
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/thje

U.S. Marine Corp War Memorial (Battle of Iwo Jima)
Arlington Blvd and Meade Street
Arlington, VA 22211
Nearby Metro: Rosslyn
(703) 289-2500
www.nps.gov/gwmp

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Park rangers on-site 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily
Free admission
Constitution Avenue and Henry Bacon Drive NW
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/vive

World War II Memorial
Park rangers on-site 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
17th Street and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC
Nearby Metro: Smithsonian
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/nwwm

Korean War Veterans Memorial
8 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. daily
Free admission
Independence Avenue and Daniel French Drive
Washington, DC (near Lincoln Memorial)
Nearby Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU
(202) 426-6841
www.nps.gov/kwvm

U.S. Air Force Memorial
8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily
Free admission
1 Air Force Memorial Drive
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 979-0674
www.airforcememorial.org

U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Free admission
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
Nearby Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial
(202) 737-2300
www.lonesailor.org

Tours

Old Town Trolley Tours
Tickets from $28
Tours depart from Union Station
50 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
Nearby Metro: Union Station
(202) 832-9800
http://www.trolleytours.com/Washington-DC/day-tour.asp

Tourmobile Sightseeing
Tickets from $7 to $35
Ticket Booth in the Main Hall of Union Station
50 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
Nearby Metro: Union Station
(202) 554-5100
www.tourmobile.com

Open Top Sightseeing Washington
Gray Line Ticket Sales in Union Station
(1st Floor of Parking Garage)
50 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002
Nearby Metro: Union Station
1-877-332-8689
www.opentopsightseeing.com