Getting Here and Parking

The Museum is located near the National Mall, just south of Independence Ave., SW, between 14th Street and Raoul Wallenberg Place in Washington, D.C.

Address:

100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024

Public transportation:

Public transportation is strongly advised as public parking is very limited. The Metro stop is Smithsonian (orange/blue lines), one block from the Museum. The Metro stations and the route to the Museum via subway are accessible to wheelchair users. Follow subway directions to the Museum at Independence Ave. and 14th St. For more information about the Metro, please consult the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s website.

Parking:

The Museum has no public parking facility. Paid parking is available on D Street, S.W., between 13th and 14th Streets. Also, some metered parking is available along Independence Ave. Expect to walk a minimum of three to five blocks to the Museum entrance if you are traveling by car.

Accessible public parking:

For vehicles bearing the appropriate access tags, the National Park Service has designated approximately ten accessible parking spaces at and around the Washington Monument, along Independence Avenue west of 14th St., and at the Tidal Basin parking lot.

Driving directions from:

Virginia
From the south, take 95 N to 395 N to Rte. 1 N to the 14th St. Bridge.
From the west, take 66 E to Independence Ave.

Maryland
Baltimore: Take 95 S to 495 W, to exit 31 to Georgia Ave. S. Georgia Ave.
changes to 7th St. and continues to Independence Ave.

Potomac: Take George Washington Memorial Parkway to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to Independence Ave.

Annapolis: Take 50 W to 395 S to the exit marked L’Enfant Promenade/6th and 7th Streets, SW, to Independence Ave.

District of Columbia

New York Ave:

• Start out going Southwest on NEW YORK AVE NW toward 7TH ST NW.
• NEW YORK AVE NW becomes MT VERNON PL NW.
• Turn LEFT onto 9TH ST NW.
• Turn RIGHT onto CONSTITUTION AVE NW/US-1/US-50. Continue to follow CONSTITUTION AVE NW/US-50.
• Turn LEFT onto 15TH ST NW.

Museum Hours

The Museum is open every day except Yom Kippur (September 14, 2013) and Christmas Day (December 25).

REGULAR HOURS
Exhibitions: 10 a.m.–5:20 p.m.
Elevator entry to the Permanent Exhibition: 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Information Desk: 10 a.m.–5:10 p.m.
Hall of Remembrance: 10 a.m.–5:10 p.m.
Museum Shop: 10 a.m.–5:20 p.m.
Museum Cafe: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Library: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday (closed all federal holidays)
Archives: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday (closed all federal holidays)

EXTENDED HOURS
March 25–June 7, 2013, Monday–Friday (closed to the public Monday, April 29)
Exhibitions: 10 a.m.–6:20 p.m.
Elevator entry to the Permanent Exhibition: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Information Desk: 10 a.m.–6:10 p.m.
Hall of Remembrance: 10 a.m.–6:10 p.m.
Museum Shop: 10 a.m.–6:20 p.m.
Museum Cafe: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday
Library: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday (closed all federal holidays)
Archives: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday (closed all federal holidays)
*Extended hours are not in effect on weekends

Area Hotels and restaurants

A listing of area hotels and restaurants can be found at www.washington.org along with other information that may be helpful in your trip planning.

• Eating, drinking, and smoking are not permitted.
• Open food and drink containers are not permitted in the building.
• On entry, all visitors must pass through metal detectors and have their belongings scanned.
• Video/audio-recording is not permitted.
• Cell phone use and photography are not permitted in the exhibitions.
• Flash photography is not permitted in the Hall of Remembrance.
• Unauthorized use of Museum classrooms, theaters, and meeting spaces by outside groups or organizations is prohibited.
• The Museum cannot guarantee entry to groups that arrive more than 30 minutes after their scheduled group reservation time.