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VisitingMy staff is glad to assist you when visiting our nation's capital. Memorials, Museums, and Tours
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Visiting: Other Attractions
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsNew Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway, NW The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 3,000 performances each year for audiences approaching 2 million. More than 3 million people tour the Kennedy Center each year, and an additional 20 million each year attend Kennedy Center productions or tune in to television or radio broadcasts. For upcoming events, consult the event calendar. For further information, call 800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Ford's Theatre511 10th Street, NW Ford's Theatre is the site of one of America's greatest tragedies. On the evening of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, his wife and two guests attended the show "Our American Cousin." That night, assassin John Wilkes Booth fired a shot that plunged the nation into mourning, fatally shooting President Lincoln. After the shooting, the government bought the Theatre in 1866 and over the next 90 years it was an office building, warehouse and museum. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a Congressional act to restore the Theatre. Ford's Theatre is open daily for tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed on Christmas Day. Ford's is an active theatre and may close temporarily with little notice, especially just before and after productions for rehearsals and set changes. For more information please call 202-426-6924.
Mount VernonGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway South, VA Mount Vernon, the home to America's first president, is one of the best documented historic houses in America, chronicling George Washington's days as a farmer, a war hero, and the country's first president. Washington's reference library contains biographical information about the Washington family and about 18th-century American life and culture. Collections include manuscripts, original and duplicate books, prints, historical photographs, postcards, early newspapers, microfilm of the Library of Congress, and papers of George Washington. Mount Vernon is open April through August from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In March, September, and October, hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From November through February, hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 730-780-2000.
National Zoological ParkRock Creek Park In addition to the famed Giant Pandas, the Zoo is home to more than 2,700 animals of more than 435 species from lions to squirrels to flamingos and elephants. The Zoo also plays an integral part in national and international collaborative conservation and research efforts. Their 163-acre complex is a vast array of trails, exhibits, and shops designed to provide the visitor with a comprehensive visit to Washington's most popular tourist destination. The National Zoo is open everyday except Christmas. October 26 to April 5 the buildings are open from 10am to 4:30pm, and the grounds from 6am to 6pm. April 6 to October 25 the buildings are open 10am to 6pm, and the grounds from 6am to 8pm.
The Washington OperaNew Hampshire Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway, NW Approaching its 47th season, The Washington Opera is one of the nation's leading opera companies and plays to standing room only audiences in the Kennedy Center. For upcoming show information please consult the Washington Opera's season calendar. For further information, call 202-295-2479 or 800-876-7372.
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