Visiting Washington, D.C. Thinking of planning a trip to Washington, D.C?

Please consider visiting my office and taking a tour of the United States Capitol. (hyperlink to online tour request). My office can also assist you in setting up a tour of the White House available to groups of ten or more. (hyperlink to white house tour form) Below is a list of helpful links along with a list of things to do and see during your visit. You can also call my Washington office at (202) 225-3452 for brochures, advice and to setup a tour. Enjoy!

Hotels and Lodging
DC Visitor's Center 
Tour Requests
Transportation (link to transportation page)

Maps
Metro Map
Map of Whitehouse

Things to do and see.

Memorials, Monuments, Museums,and Points of Interest
Outdoor Theaters
Plantations and Historic Mansions
The Smithsonian Institution
Sports
Theaters
Tours & Other Places of Interest
Weather Forecast for Washington, DC

• The Corcoran Gallery of Art Museum - 17th Street and New York Avenue, NW - 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. Phone: (202) 639-1700 Metro Stop: Four blocks from the Farragut West station or Farragut North station.
• Department of the Interior Museum - Located on the first floor of the Main Interior Building at 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC. 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.  Metro Stop: Farragut West station. Exit at 18th Street and walk five (5) blocks south to the Main Interior Building on E Street.
• Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum - 511 10th Street, NW - 10th Street Between E & F Streets. Telephone: (202) 426-6924. Metro Stop: the closest station to the theatre is Metro Center
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial - 900 Ohio Drive, S.W., near the Jefferson Memorial and the Potomac River.  There are park rangers available from 8 a.m. to midnight every day except Christmas Day. There are no fees to visit any of the monuments or memorials in the park. Telphone: (202) 426-6841 Information. Metro stop:  Smithsonian Metro stop comes out on the National Mall.
• 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.
• Korean War Veterans Memorial - The memorial is staffed from 8 a.m. to midnight every day except December 25 by park rangers who are available to answer questions and present interpretive themes. A bookstore in the nearby Lincoln Memorial sells informational items relating to both the memorial and the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is part of the National Park System, one of more than 360 parks representing our nation's natural and cultural heritage. Address inquiries to: Superintendent, National Capital Parks-Central, 900 Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20242.
• The Lincoln Memorial - West Potomac Park at the foot of 23rd Street, NW. Telephone: (202) 426-6895. Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom or the Smithsonian Metro stop which comes out on the National Mall.
• 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.
• National Mall and Memorial Parks - The sprawling lands of the National Mall & Memorial Parks include the Mall, the public promenade extending from 3rd Street near the Capitol to 14th Street.
• National Mall Walking Tour - Explore the National Mall with this walking tour provided by National Geographic.
• National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall - 1145 17th & M Street.  Exhibits of famous scientific expeditions. Phone: 800 NGS LINE (800 647 5463); 800 548 9797 (TDD).
• The National Postal Museum - 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE 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.
• The Phillips Collection - 1600 21st Street, N.W. 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.
• Smithsonian Museums - The entrances to the West Building are located on Constitution Avenue at 6th Street, NW, on Madison Drive at 6th Street, NW, and on 4th Street between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive, NW. The entrance for the East Building is located on 4th Street between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive, NW.
• 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 Thomas Jefferson Memorial - South bank of the Tidal Basin - At the Swan Boathouse you can rent a paddle boat to cruise on the Basin. The Smithsonian Metro stop comes out on the National Mall. Phone: (202) 426-6841
• The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - The Museum 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. Permanent exhibition is recommended for ages 11 and up. Daniel's Story is recommended for ages 8 and up. The visit will take from an 1 1/2 to 3 hours. ONLY the Permanent Exhibition 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.
• The United States Navy Memorial and Visitors Center - Located at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 123, Washington, D.C, 20004-2608. The D.C. Metro's Green and Yellow Line stops at Archives-Navy Memorial, steps from our front door. There is a Motor Coach Drop on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, between 7th and 9th Streets, in front of the U.S. Navy Memorial. The Memorial offers a Concert Hotline at (202) 737-2300 ext. 768 for updated schedules or cancellations due to weather.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Henry Bacon Drive & Constitution Avenue, NW. Metro Stop:  Smithsonian Metro stop comes out on the National Mall. Telephone: (202) 426-6841.
• The Washington Dolls' House & Toy Museum - 5236 44th Street, N.W., Washington, DC, one block west of Wisconsin Avenue between Jenifer and Harrison Streets. If you go by Metro, take the red line to Friendship Heights and use the Jenifer Street exit.
  Guided tours are available for 12 or more by making reservations. For more information, call 202-244-0024.
• The Washington Monument - On the Mall at 15th Street, SW.  Tickets are required.  They are free and available at the booth located on the west side of 15th Street, NW, on the Mall. Advance Tickets (small fee charged):  Ticketmaster:  (DC Metro) 202-432-7328 (Outside DC) 1-800-551-7328. Facilities:  Bookstore, Restrooms, Museum.  Information: 202-426-6841. Metro stop: Smithsonian
• The White House - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. 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. Metro: McPherson Square.
  Note: Tours are subject to cancellations or time changes. For the most up-to-date information about touring and visiting the White House, call the 24-hour Visitors Office Info Line at 202-456-7041

• Merriweather Post Pavilion - 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway. Located in Columbia, Maryland between Baltimore and Washington D.C. and is readily accessible from I-95. Performing arts center offers symphonic music, and pop concerts. Ticket Infor.: 703-218-6500 in Washington D.C.; 410-481-6500 in Baltimore; 800-955-5566 elsewhere
• Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts - 1645 Trap Road Vienna, VA 22182. The nation's first National Park for the performing arts offers opera, symphonic music, pop concerts, jazz and ballet. Only open during warm weather. Price of admission varies depending on program. Telephone: 703-255-1800.
• Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
• Carter Barron Amphitheatre

• The Dumbarton Oaks - 1703 32nd Street, NW (one block east of Wisconsin Avenue between R and S Streets in Georgetown). Telephone: (202) 339-6401.
• Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens - Home of George Washington. Telephone: (703) 780-2000.  Metro stop: Take Metro's Yellow Line Train to Huntington Station in Virginia. Exit to the lower level (Huntington Avenue) of the station to catch a Fairfax Connector bus to Mount Vernon.
• Stratford Hall Plantation
• Sully Plantation
• Washington DC Museums Online Tours By Artcom Museums Tour
• The Octagon House - 1799 New York Ave., NW (18th and New York). Architectural exhibits.  Served as James Madison's White House following the destruction of the real White House by the British in 1814. Telephone: (202) 638-3105.  Metro stop: Farragut West or Farragut North

TheSmithsonian Institution - The museums are open daily, except Christmas,from 10:00am to 5:30pm (Air & Space 10:00am to 7:30pm and Anacostia Museum which closes at 5 p.m.).  Extended Summerhours are determined annually.  Smithsonian Information Center:  202/357-2700 (voice) 202/357-2729 (TTY).  Metro: Smithsonianor L'Enfant Plaza.

• Baltimore Ravens - M & T Bank Stadium: 1101 Russel Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.
  Ravens Ticket Office Phone: (410) 261-7283
  Ravens Ticket Office Fax: (410) 468-1340
  TTY Hearing Impaired Number: 410-243-9994
• D.C. United Major League Soccer - RFK Stadium: Located at 2400 East Capitol Street, S.E
  (202) 432-SEAT in Washington D.C. Ticket Information
  (703) 573-SEAT in Virginia Ticket Information
  (410) 481-SEAT in Maryland Ticket Information
• FedEx Field - Located at 1600 Raljon Road, Raljon, MD 20785-4236.
• MCI Center - Located at 7th and F Streets NW, MCI Center is the state-of-the-art home of the NBA's Wizards, NHL's Capitals, WNBA's Mystics, Georgetown Hoyas plus big-time concerts, family shows and sporting events.
• Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards - Oriole Park at Camden Yards: 333 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Westside of Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
  Phone:  (410) 685-9800
• RFK Stadium - Located at 2400 East Capitol Street, S.E.Washington, D.C.
• Washington Capitals - MCI Center: Located at 7th and F Streets NW.
  For season tickets and partial plans, call 202-661-5050. For single-game tickets, call TicketMaster: 202-432-SEAT.
• Washington Nationals - RFK Stadium: Located at 2400 East Capitol Street, S.E.  
  Tickets may be purchased online, by calling Ticketmaster at 202-397-SEAT, visiting the RFK Stadium Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet.  Metro stop: Stadium-Armory Station
• Washington Mystics - MCI Center: Located at 7th and F Streets NW
  For season tickets & partial plans call 202-661-5050
  For individual game tickets, call TicketMaster at 202-432-SEAT
• Washington Redskins - FedExField: 1600 Raljon Road, Raljon, MD. 
  For ticket information call 301-276-6050 or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
• Washington Wizards - MCI Center: Located at 7th and F Streets NW
  For season tickets and partial plans call (202) 661-5050.
  For single-game tickets, call TicketMaster at (202) 432-SEAT.

• Arena Stage - 6th and Maine Ave, SW. Telephone: (202) 488-3300 or (800) 777-2238.
• Capitol Steps - The Capitol Steps now perform every Friday & Saturday night at 7:30 pm at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC). Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 202-432-7328 or by going to http://www.house.gov/htbin/leave_site?ln_url=http://www.ticketmaster.com/&ln_desc=Ticketmaster.
• Discovery Theater - Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Drive, SW. Performances for young audiences. Telephone: (202) 357-1500.
• Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum - 511 10th Street, NW. Telephone: (202) 638-2941.
• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - New Hampshire Avenue at Rock Creek Parkway, NW. Free tours of the Kennedy Center are given by the Friends of the Kennedy Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.  They depart from the parking plaza on Level A, and feature the Hall of States and Hall of Nations, the Center's main theaters, and dozens of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks given to the Center by foreign countries.  For more information, call (202) 416-8340 (TTY 416-8524). Foggy Bottom Metro Station.  (There is a free shuttle bus which takes visitors from the station to the center).
• The National Theater - 1321 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. Telephone: (202) 628-6161.
• Folger Shakespeare Library - 201 E. Capitol Street, SE. Administration: (202) 544-4600; Box Office: (202) 544-7077.
• Source Theatre - 1835 14th Street, NW.  Location: 1835 14th Street, NW (between S & T Streets, NW, 2 blocks from the U STreet Cardoza Stop on Metro's Green Line).  Telephone: (202) 462-1073.
• The Shakespeare Theatre Company - 450 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004-2207.  Ticket sales and Subscriber Services: Telephone: (202) 547-1122, Toll-free: 1-877-487-8849, TTY: (202) 638-3863 (deaf patrons only), Fax: (202) 638-3869
• Studio Theater - 1333 P Street, NW. Box Office: (202) 332-3300.
• Warner Theater - Theatre Location: 13th & E Streets NW, Washington DC. Mailing Address: 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 111 Telephone:  202-783-4000.  Metro:  Metro Center (Red, Orange, and Blue lines) is located 1/2 block north of the Theatre.
• Washington Ballet - 3515 Wisconsin Ave, NW. Telephone: (202) 362-3606.
• Washington Performing Arts Society - 2000 L Street, NW, Suite. 510, Washington, DC 20036-4907. Telephone: 202-785-9727
• Washington DC City Pages (Theater)
• Clara Barton National Historic Site
• Glen Echo Park

• Tourmobile Service:
  The National Park Service has concessionaire-operated guided tourmobiles that travel from Capitol Hill to Arlington Cemetery and points in between with unlimited reboarding privileges the day of ticket purchase; call for rates.  Tourmobile opearates daily 9:30 to 4:30 p.m.  Phone (202) 554-7950 or 628-4844.