Visiting Washington, DC

Museums and Points of Interest

All attractions are free unless otherwise noted. Please call the institution listed to verify information before planning your trip.

Corcoran Gallery of Art Museum— 17th St and New York Ave, NW. Located one block west and south of the White House. The main entrance is on 17th Street. Special needs access is at 1701 E Street, around the corner from the 17th Street entrance.
Telephone: 202.639.1700
Metro Stop: Four blocks from the Farragut West station or Farragut North station.
www.corcoran.org.
Fee.

Ford's Theatre and Lincoln Museum — 511 10th Street, NW.
Located on 10th Street between E & F Streets.
Telephone: 202.426.6924.
Metro Stop: Metro Center.
www.fordstheatre.org or www.nps.gov/foth/

The Hall of States Building – 444 North Capitol Street, NW.
This building houses 32 state offices. For information call the Council of State Governments at 202.624.5386.

The United States Holocaust Museum - 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW.
Located just south of Independence Ave., SW, between 14th Street and Raoul Wallenberg Place (formerly 15th St.), with an entrance on 14th Street, next to the Bureau of Printing & Engraving.
Permanent exhibition is recommended for ages 11 and up. Daniel's Story is recommended for ages 8 and up. The visit will take from 1½ to 3 hours. The Permanent Exhibition ONLY requires a timed entry pass to begin the self-guided tour of the Museum's primary exhibition. Passes are FREE and are NOT required for the Museum's other exhibitions, memorials, resources and facilities.
Metro Stop: Smithsonian on the blue or orange lines. Exit at 12th and Independence Avenue.
Telephone: 202.488.0400.
www.ushmm.org .

The National Building Museum - 401 F Street, NW, between 4th and 5th Streets. Wheelchair access at 4th and G Streets.
Metro Stop: Judiciary Square - Red line. Telephone: 202.272.2448. www.nbm.org

The National Mall -- There are park rangers available from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day except December 25.
Metro Stop: Smithsonian.
Telephone: 202.426.6841.

The National Geographic Society-- 1145 17th St., NW.
Located at 17th & M Streets. See exhibits of famous scientific expeditions.
Telephone: 800 NGS LINE (800.647.5463); 800.548.9797 (TDD) www.nationalgeographic.com/museum .
Fee.

The National Postal Museum - 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.
Located in the Washington City Post Office Building on Capitol Hill (next to Union Station).
Metro: Take Metro's Red Line to Union Station. Leave through the Massachusetts Avenue exit. As you get off the escalator, the National Postal Museum will be to your left.
www. postalmuseum .si.edu/

The Phillips Collection - 1600 21st Street, NW.
The Phillips Collection is located in the Dupont Circle area, one-half block off of Massachusetts Avenue on 21st Street , between Q and R Streets.
Offices and Visitor information: 202.387.2151.
Metro Stop: Red line of the Metro to the Dupont Circle Station. 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.
www.phillipscollection.org
Fee.

The Textile Museum - 2320 S Street, NW.
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.
Telephone: 202.667.0441.
www.textilemuseum.org

The United States Navy Memorial and Visitor's Center - 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 123.
Metro: Green and Yellow Line to Archives-Navy Memorial.
The Memorial offers a Concert Hotline at 202.737.2300 x 768 for updated schedules or cancellations due to weather.
www.lonesailor.org

The National Aquarium - 14th Street between Constitution Avenue & D Street, NW.
Metro: Orange and Blue lines to Federal Triangle Metro.
Tanks filled with fish, frogs, alligators, sharks, etc.
Telephone: 202.377.2825.
www.nationalaquarium.com
Fee.

The National Archives - 700 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. 7th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Metro stop: Archives.
Telephone: 1.866.272.6272
www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/visit/visit.html

The International Spy Museum — 800 F Street, NW. 8th & F St, NW The Museum features the largest collection of international spy-related artifacts ever placed on public display.
Metro Stop: Gallery Place/China Town.
Telephone: 202.EYE.SPY.U.
www.spymuseum.org .
Fee.

Newseum — 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. 6th & Pennsylvania Ave NW. Newseum offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.
Metro Stop: Yellow and Green lines to Archives, Red Line to Judiciary Square, Blue and Orange Lines to Smithsonian.
Telephone: 888.NEWSEUM
www.newseum.org