Washington is, of course, the capital city of the United States. One of the world's best collections of museums is located in the heart of town, along and around the greenspace known as the "National Mall". The museums - and a growing number of monuments - continues to make Washington one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. And the overwhelming influence of the U.S. government makes it a popular spot for conventions and meetings of all kinds.
The Metro system (that's the subway and above-ground rail) is the only way to get around when visiting DC, especially for those who are doing "the tourism thing". There are lots of hotels near Metro stations in DC, northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. From there you can get to all the hot spots in the core of the city by disembarking at the Smithsonian, Union Station, Archives, Capitol South and Federal Triangle Metro stops. Metro uses a "fare card" system - you buy a magnetically-encoded pass that holds a dollar value which gets debited each time you leave the system. Trip costs are based on distance traveled, so check the charts in the station before you buy your card.
Anyone headed to the DC Convention Center will want to find their way to the "Mount Vernon Square-Convention Center" stop on the Yellow and Green lines.
Featured Places in Washington
Archives Navy Memorial Penn Quarter DC Metro Station
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Brookland Catholic University DC Metro Station
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Capitol South DC Metro Station
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Carnegie Institution for Science
The Carnegie Institution for Science was created by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1902. It...more
Charles F Smith Center
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Cleveland Park DC Metro Station
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Columbia Heights DC Metro Station
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Dumbarton House
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Dupont Circle DC Metro Station
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Farragut North DC Metro Station
Farragut North is a subway station on the Red line of the DC Metro system. It serves the heart of the...more
Farragut West DC Metro Station
The Farragut West station is on the Blue and Orange lines of the DC Metro subway system. It's just a block...more
Federal Center SW DC Metro Station
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Federal Triangle DC Metro Station
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Foggy Bottom DC Metro Station
The Foggy Bottom-GWU station is on the DC Metro system Blue and Orange lines. It serves the area around...more
Foggy Bottom DC Metro Station
The Foggy Bottom-GWU station is on the DC Metro system Blue and Orange lines. It serves the area around...more
Fort Totten DC Metro Station
Fort Totten is the first subway station you'll come to in DC if you're coming into the city on the DC Metro...more
Friendship Heights DC Metro Station
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Gallery Place Chinatown DC Metro Station
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George Washington University - GWU
George Washington University - GWU is a real "downtown" university, located just a few blocks west...more
Georgia Avenue Petworth DC Metro Station
The Petworth neighborhoods in northwest Washington, DC is served by the Georgia Avenue-Petworth station on...more
Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is the national tribute to Thomas Jefferson, the country's third president and...more
Judiciary Square DC Metro Station
The Judiciary Square station is on the Red Line of the DC Metro system. There are several federal...more
L'Enfant Plaza DC Metro Station
L'Enfant Plaza is the site of a DC Metro system station that is a transfer point between the Blue/Orange and...more
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is at the west end of the Mall and is the home of the famous seated statue of...more
McPherson Square DC Metro Station
McPherson Square is a station on the Blue and Orange lines of the DC Metro subway system. It's one of the...more
Metro Center DC Metro Station
Metro Center got its name as the central transfer hub of the DC Metro system, providing transfers between the...more
Mount Vernon Square Convention Center DC Metro Station
The Mount Vernon Square-Convention Center station is on the Green and Yellow lines of the DC Metro system. ...more
National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is the most famous of the buildings operated by the U.S. National...more
National Building Museum
What is now the home of The National Building Museum was built between 1882 and 1887 as the...more
National Gallery of Art
While it's near the center of the museums on the National Mall in Washington, DC, the National Gallery of...more
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is located above the Judiciary Square Metro station and...more
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History reopened in 2009 after being closed for several years for a major...more
National Museum of the American Indian
Part of the Smithsonian Institution, The National Museum of the American Indian has a prime location...more
National World War II Memorial
National World War II Memorial opened in 2004 as a rather belated tribute to the more than 16 million...more
Nationals Park
Nationals Park opened at the beginning of the 2008 major league baseball season as the new home of the...more
Navy Yard DC Metro Station
The Navy Yard station on the DC Metro system's Green line is just a block away from Nationals Park, home of...more
New York Avenue Gallaudet University DC Metro Station
The New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet University station on the DC Metro Red line is located near the...more
RFK Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is the home of the DC United soccer team and former home of the...more
Rhode Island Avenue DC Metro Station
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Shaw Howard University DC Metro Station
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Smithsonian DC Metro Station
Come out of the ground at the Smithsonian station on the DC Metro system's Blue or Orange lines and you'll...more
Smithsonian Institution
This is the location of the iconic Smithsonian Institution building known as The Castle. ...more
Stadium Armory DC Metro Station
The Stadium-Armory station is on the Blue and Orange lines of the DC Metro subway system. RFK Stadium and...more
Takoma DC Metro Station
The Takoma station is on the Red line of the DC Metro system. It's an above-ground station in the upper...more
Tenleytown American University DC Metro Station
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Union Station
Union Station is both a historical landmark and the arrival point for those coming to Washington, DC...more
Union Station DC Metro Station
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United States Capitol
The United States Capitol Building is the meeting place of the U.S. Senate and House of...more
United States Supreme Court
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Verizon Center
The Verizon Center is the downtown Washington, DC home of the Washington Wizards of the National...more
Washington Capitals
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Washington Nationals
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Washington Wizards
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White House
The White House is the home of the President of the United...more
Woodley Park Zoo DC Metro Station
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