Visiting Washington, DC by Metro … Let me help you out by telling you what stops you should get off to see the sights!
Memorials and Monuments
African-American Civil War Memorial and Museum 1200 U Street, NW (at 10th Street, NW) Closest Station(s): U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardoza - Green Line: .08 mile E to the memorial and museum. (In January 1999, the Civil War Memorial Museum opened to
the public. Using photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment, the museum helps visitors understand the African American's heroic and largely unknown struggle for freedom. The museum is located two blocks west of the Memorial in the historic Shaw neighborhood. To assist visitors, researchers, and descendants of USCT, the Museum also offers important educational and research tools.)
Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Drive, Arlington, VA Closest Station(s): Arlington Cemetery Metro Station - Blue Line (This is the final resting place
of nearly 200,000 veterans who bravely fought and lost their lives so that we can have the freedoms we do today. Many famous people are buried here including John F. and Robert F. Kennedy, as well as a number of former Presidents, astronauts, judges, generals and statesmen. Arlington also includes the Tomb of the Unknowns which contains the remains of unidentified soldiers from several U. S. wars and is guarded 24 hours a day.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial West Basin Drive near the Tidal Basin Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines - Mall Exit: Approx. 1 mile SW (The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial dedicated not only to the memory of
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but also to the era he represents.)
Iwo Jima Memorial Marshall Drive, between Route 50 and Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, VA. Closest Station(s): Rosslyn - Blue, Orange Lines: .34 mile (6 blocks) S (The Marine Corps War
Memorial is a military memorial statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in Rosslyn, Virginia, United States. The memorial is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. Its design was based on the iconic photo from the Battle of Iwo Jima.)
Jefferson Memorial East Basin Drive, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines - Mall Exit: Approx. 7 blocks to the Jefferson memorial (The memorial was constructed with Danby Imperial marble (Vermont) for the exterior walls and columns, Tennessee
pink marble for the interior floor, Georgian white marble for the interior wall panels, and Missouri gray marble for the pedestal. Indiana limestone was used in construction of the ceiling. [1] The cost of construction was slightly more than $3 million. The Jefferson Memorial was officially dedicated on April 13, 1943 — the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birthday.)
Korean War Veterans Memorial French Drive, SW (to the south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool) Closest Station(s): Foggy Bottom - Blue, Orange Lines: Approx. 9 blocks South (There are
19 statues sculpted by Frank Gaylord of Barre, Vt., and cast by Tallix Foundries of Beacon, N.Y. They are approximately 7’3" tall, heroic scale and consist of 14 Army, 3 Marines, 1 Navy, 1 Air Force. They represent an ethnic cross section of America with 12 Caucasian, 3 African American, 2 Hispanic, 1 Oriental, 1 Indian (Native American).
Lincoln Memorial West Potomac Park at 23rd Street NW
Closest Station(s): Foggy Bottom - Blue, Orange Lines: Approx. 7 blocks S (The building is in
the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Like the other monuments on the National Mall, including the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and National World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. The National Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. It is open to the public 24 hours a day.)
National WWII Memorial 17th Street between Constitution and Independence Avenues, near Washington Monument Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines - Mall Exit: Approx. 5 blocks to the memorial (It is located on the National Mall in
Washington, D.C., on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. It opened to the public on April 29, 2004, and was dedicated by President George W. Bush, on May 29, 2004, two days before Memorial Day. The memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group.)
U.S. Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (near 7th Street, NW) Closest Station(s): Archives/Navy Memorial - Yellow, Green Lines: 50 feet to Memorial (The United States
Navy Memorial at 7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Washington, D.C. (701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW) honors those who have served, and are currently serving, in the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marine. The National Park Service, through its National Mall and Memorial Parks administrative unit, provides technical and maintenance assistance to the foundation. The memorial is adjacent to the Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter station and the National Archives building.)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Henry Bacon Drive and Constitution Avenue Closest Station(s): Foggy Bottom - Blue, Orange Lines: Approx. 7 blocks S (The Memorial
Wall, designed by Maya Ying Lin, is made up of two black granite walls 246 feet 9 inches (75 meters) long. The walls are sunk into the ground, with the earth behind them. At the highest tip (the apex where they meet), they are 10.1 feet (3 m) high, and they taper to a height of eight inches (20cm) at their extremities. Granite for the wall came from Bangalore, India and was deliberately chosen because of its reflective quality. All cutting and fabrication was done in Barre, Vermont.)
Washington Monument 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines: Mall Exit, Walk .40 mile NW (Like the other monuments on the National Mall, including the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Korean War Veterans Memorial, and National World War II Memorial)
Government Related Sightseeing
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Visitor Entrance: 14th & C Streets, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines: .31 mile SW (The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is an government agency in the United States
Department of the Treasury that primarily prints Federal Reserve notes for the Federal Reserve, but also produces a variety of other government security documents. The Federal Reserve notes are printed at the bureau's facilities in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas. The BEP produces other government products such as postage stamps for the United States Postal Service, hand engraved invitations on behalf of the White House, Treasury securities, identification cards, and naturalization certificates. The BEP does not produce any U.S. coins; that is the responsibility of the United States Mint.)
Library of Congress First Street, SE, between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street (near the U.S. Capitol Building) Closest Station(s): Capitol South Metro Station - Blue, Orange Lines: .18 mile N to (Its
collections include more than 30 million catalogued books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 58 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America, including a Gutenberg Bible (one of only four perfect vellum copies known to exist); over 1 million US Government publications; 1 million issues of world newspapers spanning the past three centuries; 33,000 bound newspaper volumes; 500,000 microfilm reels; over 6,000 comic book[1] titles; the world's largest collection of legal materials; films; 4.8 million maps; sheet music; and 2.7 million sound recordings.)
Library of Congress National Archives Building 700 Constitution Avenue NW between 7th and 9th Streets (The Exhibit entrance is on Constitution Avenue.) Closest Station(s): Archives/Navy Memorial - Yellow, Green Lines (The United States National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records. It is also charged with increasing public access to those documents. NARA is officially responsible for publishing acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The agency often works closely with scholars to facilitate their studies.)
U.S. Botanic Garden First Street, S.W., between Maryland Avenue and C Street Closest Station(s): Federal Center SW or Capital South - Blue, Orange Lines (The Garden
includes the Conservatory and two acres of surrounding exterior grounds, the outdoor display gardens in Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Park, and the Administration Building. Plans are under way to build The National Garden, funded by the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden, on the three acres directly west of the Conservatory.)
U.S. Capitol East Capitol Street, Capitol Hill Closest Station(s): Union Station, Red Line - .49 mile SW (The United States Capitol is the
capitol building that serves as the location for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall. Although not in the geographic center of the District of Columbia, the Capitol is the focus by which the quadrants of the district are divided. The building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda and two wings, one for each chamber of Congress: the north wing is the Senate chamber and the south wing is the House of Representatives chamber. Above these chambers are galleries where people can watch the Senate and House of Representatives. It is an example of the Neoclassical architecture style.)
U.S. Supreme Court First Street, NE, between Maryland Avenue and East Capitol Street (near the U.S. Capitol Building) Closest Station(s): Capitol South Metro Station - Blue, Orange Lines: .33 mile N to U.S. Supreme Court (In some countries, provinces and states, the supreme court functions as a court of last
resort whose rulings cannot be challenged. However, in some jurisdictions other phrases are used to describe the highest courts. There are also some jurisdictions where the supreme court is not the highest court.)
White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Closest Station(s): Farragut West - Blue, Orange Lines: .32 mile SE to White House Also: McPherson Square - Blue, Orange Lines: .37 mile SW to White House (Public tours of
the White House are available for groups of 10 or more people. Requests must be submitted through one's Member of Congress and are accepted up to six months in advance. These self-guided tours are available from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (excluding federal holidays), and are scheduled on a first come, first served basis approximately one month in advance of the requested date. We encourage you to submit your request as early as possible since a limited number of tours are available. All White House tours are free of charge.)
Museums and Smithsonian Institution
American Art Museum Eighth and G Streets, NW Closest Station(s): Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red, Green, Yellow Lines: .12 mile NW Also: Metro Center - Red, Blue, Orange Lines: .35 mile E (The Smithsonian art collection is
spread over four buildings and two parks. The two building complex of the National Museum of American Art is the largest. It contains thousands of American paintings, a collection of Degas sculptures, Renaissance paintings and impressionist masterpieces.)
American Museum of African Art 950 Independence Avenue, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines: National Mall Exit Also: L'Enfant Plaza Station - All Lines except Red: Exit Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums (American Museum of African Art) Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture 1901 Fort Place, SE Closest Station(s): Anacostia - Green Line: Local Exit, then transfer to bus Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1050 Independence Avenue, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines: exit on the National Mall Also: L'Enfant Plaza Station - all Lines except Red: exit Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is devoted to ancient Asian art including some 4,500-year-old bronze
vessels.)
Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Drive, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines - Mall Exit City Museum of Washington, DC 801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square Closest Station(s): Mt. Vernon Square/UDC - Green, Yellow Lines: .24 mile S Corcoran Gallery of Art 17th Street and New York Avenue, NW - one block W and S of the White House. Main Entrance - 17th Street. Closest Stations: Farragut West - Orange, Blue Lines (17th Street Exit) Also: Farragut North - Red Line (K Street Exit). South on 17th street to the Corcoran. Department of the Interior Museum, 1849 C Street t NW, Washington, DC. Closest Station: Metro Stop: Farragut West station. Exit at 18th Street and walk five (5) blocks south to the Main Interior Building on E Street. Located on the first floor of the Main Interior Building a The Museum is accessible from both the C Street and E Street entrances; the E Street entrance is wheelchair accessible. (The Museum is free of
charge. Adults must show a photo ID when entering the Interior building to gain admittance to the Museum. Reservations (two weeks in advance) are required only for guided tours or appointments to view the building's New Deal murals located in restricted-access areas. For further information, please call the Museum at (202) 208-4743. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, except for Federal holidays. Also open on the third Saturday of the month. Please call ahead, (202) 208-4743, to confirm times.)
Freer Gallery of Art Jefferson Drive at 12th Street, SW
Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines - Mall Exit (Freer Museum
contains a fine collection of Asian art and the world's most complete collection of Whistler's work.)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Independence Avenue at Seventh Street, SW Closest Station(s): L'Enfant Plaza - All Lines except Red - Smithsonian Museums Exit to Maryland Avenue and 7th Street, SW. (The Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture garden focuses on
20th Century art,)
International Spy Museum 800 F Street, NW, between 8th and 9th Streets in Penn Quarter. Closest Station(s): Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red, Yellow, Green Lines: .14 Mile W Also: Metro Center - Blue, Orange, Red Lines: .35 mile E National Air and Space Museum Independence Ave at 4th Street, SW - between 4th and 7th Streets Closest Station(s): L'Enfant Plaza - Blue, Orange, Yellow and Green Lines Also: Smithsonian - Blue and Orange Lines (has the original aircraft used by the Wright Brothers
as well as the Spirit of St. Louis, the first airplane to make a solo transatlantic crossing from New York to Paris. It also contains historic Mercury and Gemini space capsules, many rocket ships and a lunar landing module.)
National Building Museum 401 F Street, NW Closest Station(s): Judiciary Square - Red Line: Approx. .10 miles SW National Gallery of Art: East Building National Mall at Constitution Avenue, 3rd to 4th Streets. Closest Station(s): Judiciary Square - Red Line; Archives - Yellow, Green Lines Also: Smithsonian - Blue, Orange Lines National Gallery of Art: Sculpture Garden National Mall at Constitution Avenue, 7th to 10th Streets Closest Station(s): Archives/Navy Memorial - Yellow, Green Lines National Gallery of Art: West Building National Mall at Constitution Avenue, 4th to 7th Streets Closest Station(s): Archives - Yellow, Green Lines Also: Judiciary Square - Red Line; Smithsonian - Blue, Orange Lines National Museum of American History14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Closest Station(s):Federal Triangle - Blue, Orange Lines: .31 mile SW Also: Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines: .52 mile NW (displays full-size trains and
tractors, unusual exhibits of popular culture such as the ruby shoes from the Wizard of Oz, a collection of inaugural gowns from the First Ladies, and the American flag that inspired the national anthem. From George Washington's false teeth to Archie Bunker's chair, it will amaze and entertain visitors of all ages. On display is the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner, Thomas Edison's light bulb, the first telephone, Eli Whitney's cotton gin, Indy 500 race cars, Dorothy's ruby slippers, First lady gowns, and other items of American trivia and memorabilia.)
National Museum of Natural History 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Closest Station(s): Federal Triangle - Blue, Orange Lines (Hope Diamond and Star of Asia
Sapphire, displays of minerals and gems including the Hope Diamond, animals including the largest squid ever found, and the bones of many prehistoric creatures.)
National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street and Independence Avenue, SW Closest Station(s): L'Enfant Plaza - Blue, Orange, Yellow, Green Lines (The Smithsonian’s
National Museum of the American Indian is an institution of living cultures dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere; the museum was established in 1989 through an Act of Congress. Operating under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of the American Indian has three facilities: the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which opened on September 21, 2004; The George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent museum in New York City; and the Cultural Resources Center, a research and collections facility in Suitland, Maryland.)
National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Avenue, NW Closest Station(s):Metro Center - Blue, Orange, Red Lines: .19 mile N Also: McPherson Square - Blue, Orange Lines: .23 mile E (The National Museum of Women in
the Arts (NMWA) is a private, non-profit museum, located in Washington, D.C., dedicated to presenting artwork by women. It is the only such facility in the world. Founded in 1981 through the largesse of Wilhelmina Holladay and Wallace Holladay, the museum purchased a landmark 78,810 sq. ft. (7322 m²) former Masonic Temple to house the collection in 1983. The building was designed by architect Waddy B. Wood, and built in 1908.)
National Portrait Gallery F Street at 8th Street, NW Closest Station(s):Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red, Green, Yellow Lines: .12 mile NW Also: Metro Center - Red, Blue, Orange Lines: .35 mile E (The National Portrait Gallery is an art
gallery in Washington, D.C. administered by the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous individual Americans. It resides in the Old Patent Office Building (now renamed the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture), located just south of Chinatown in the Penn Quarter district of downtown Washington.)
National Postal Museum 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., old Post Office building next to Union Station. Closest Station(s): Union Station, Red Line (Massachusetts Avenue Exit - National Postal Museum will be to the left when leaving the escalator.) The National Postal Museum is right
outside Union Station (a train station and Metro stop). (Besides having a very complete postal collection, the museum also includes planes, buggies and other historical memorabilia relating to postal history.)
National Zoo 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Closest Station(s): Cleveland Park - Red Line: East Exit - Approx. 3 level blocks S Also: Woodley Park-Zoo - Red Line: Approx. 3 uphill blocks NW (is probably the only free zoo in
America and an excellent way to spend an afternoon. Highlights includes the two new pandas from China, the indoor Amazonia Exhibit, the Cheetah Conservation Station and the Great Outdoors Flight Cage where rare birds have a huge area to soar.)
Phillips Collection 1600 21st Street, NW Closest Station(s): Dupont Circle/Red Line: A short distance W on Q St NW. Exit to Q street. At the top of the escalator, go left on Q street one block to 21st Street. The museum entrance is located halfway up 21st Street on the left. (The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded by Duncan Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips
Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Phillips was the grandson of James Laughlin, a banker and co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company. Among the artists represented in the collection are Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Gustave Courbet, El Greco, Georges Braque, Paul Klee, Winslow Homer, James McNeill Whistler, and Mark Rothko.)
Renwick Gallery Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street, NW Closest Station(s): Farragut West - Blue, Orange Lines: .18 mile S (The Renwick Gallery is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, located in
Washington, D.C., and focuses on American craft and decorative arts from the 19th century to the 21st century. It is housed in an 1859 building on Pennsylvania Avenue that originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art, one block from the White House and across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.)
Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW Closest Station(s): Smithsonian Station - Blue, Orange Lines - Mall Exit United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, near the National Mall It is located just south of Independence Ave., SW. between 14th Street and Raoul Wallenberg Place (formerly 15th St.). There is an entrance also on 14th street, next to the Bureau of Printing & Engraving. Closest Station(s): Smithsonian - Blue/Orange Lines. (The United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum is a national institution situated in a prominent location adjacent to The National Mall in Washington, DC (in between 14th and 15th streets SW); however, it is not a constituent institution of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is dedicated to documenting, studying, and interpreting the history of the Holocaust.)
The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, NW. Telephone: (202) 667-0441. Metro Stop: Take the red line to the Dupont Circle stop. Leave the station via the Q Street exit. Walk north on Connecticut Avenue. At the intersection of Connecticut Avenue, Florida Avenue and S Street cross Florida Avenue and go left. Take immediate right onto S Street. Continue walking up S Street 2 long blocks to The Textile Museum on the left. (The Textile Museum is
located in the Kalorama neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., USA. The museum is "dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts." Founded in 1925 by George Hewitt Myers, the museum normally receives between 25,000 and 30,000 visitors each year. The museum started with 275 rugs and 60 non-western textiles, but today has over 17,000 objects dating from 3,000 B.C. to the present. It's housed in the Tucker House designed by Waddy Wood and the Myers House designed by John Russell Pope.)
Entertainment, Convention and Sports Venues
Arena Stage 1101 Sixth Street, SW Closest Station(s): Waterfront-SEU - Green Line: Walk 1 block W (As the largest of the Washington, D.C. area's not-for-profit producing theaters, Arena
Stage attracts an annual audience of over 250,000 patrons and 25,000 students. The 120-seat Old Vat Room is our flexible-format stage where we present works in development through our downstairs in the Old Vat Room series. Washington Drama Society, D.B.A. Arena Stage, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.)
D.A.R. Constitution Hall 18th Street, NW between C and D Streets, NW Closest Station(s): Farragut West - Blue, Orange Lines: Walk .57 mile S Also: Farragut North - Red Line: approx. 15 minute walk From the Orange and Blue lines (A 10-15 minute walk): Take the Farragut West metro stop. Exit the station on 17th Street, and walk south on 17th Street towards Constitution. Turn right on D Street. On Sundays, you must use the 18th Street exit; walk south on 18th Street and turn left on D Street. The main entrance is in the middle of the block. Go up the stairs to enter the museum. From the Red Line (A 10-15 minute walk): Take the Farragut North metro stop. Exit the station on 17th Street, and walk south on 17th Street towards Constitution. Turn right on D Street. The main entrance is in the middle of the block. Go up the stairs to enter the museum. (The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership
organization of women dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, and patriotism.)
Ford's Theater 511 10th Street, NW (between E and F Streets, NW) Closest Station(s): Metro Center - Blue, Orange, Red Lines: .31 mile SE Also: Federal Triangle - Blue, Orange Lines: Walk .30 mile NE Also: Archives - Green, Yellow Lines: Walk .35 mile NW (Ford's Theatre at 511 10th Street, NW,
Washington, D.C. is an active theatre in Washington DC, United States, used for various performances. The theatre became well known when it became the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. After being shot, he was carried across the street to the Petersen House where he died the next morning. The theatre and house are preserved together as Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.)
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts New Hampshire Avenue, NW, and the Rock Creek Parkway Closest Station(s): Foggy Bottom - Blue, Orange Lines: Walk .35 mile SW (or use the free Kennedy Center Shuttle - see signs toward the left as you exit the escalator.) National Theater 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (at 13th Street, NW) Closest Station(s): Metro Center - Blue, Orange, Red Lines Also: Federal Triangle - Blue, Orange Lines R.F.K. Stadium 2400 East Capitol Street, SE Closest Station: Stadium Armory - Blue, Orange Lines: Walk .45 mile NE along East Capitol St. to the stadium. Verizon Center 601 F Street, NW (between 6th and 7th Streets, NW) Closest Station(s): Gallery Place/Chinatown - Red Line: Walk .03 mile SE (The Verizon
Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications. The name of the arena was previously MCI Center, but when MCI was acquired by Verizon, the name was changed to "Verizon Center" effective March 5, 200. The arena has been
nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies. The arena is home to the Washington Capitals of the NHL, Washington Wizards of the NBA, Georgetown University men's basketball, and Washington Mystics of the WNBA.)
Warner Theater 513 13th Street, NW (between E and F Streets, NW) Closest Station(s): Federal Triangle - Blue, Orange Lines: Walk .19 mile NW (Originally
named the Earle Theatre, it was built in 1924 for vaudeville and silent movies and renamed in 1947 in honor of its owner, Harry Warner.
Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW (7th to 9th Streets, NW) Closest Station(s): Mt. Vernon Square/UDC - Green, Yellow Lines