what are the best places to park when touring washington dc. for the memorials, monuments,etc,,,?

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we are going up tomorrow, will be traveling 95N. into dc. could you please give us some websites, and if you live there, also some local tips on were to eat. thanks. we want to see the white house, washington monument, lincoln monument, and veitnam memorial. thanks

Answer 1

I really don't recommend driving in Washington, DC, as a lot of the places you want to go to have very little parking. Find a station outside the city and Metro in.

1) Unless you contacted your Congressperson, you're not going to be able to tour the White House. And even if you do contact him/her, it's not guaranteed you'll get in. If you do, the closest stop is McPherson Square on the Orange and Blue lines. The White House exit will be indicated on the signage.

2) The Washington Monument is in the middle of the National Mall. There is almost no parking nearby. The closest Metro stop is Smithsonian on the Orange and Blue lines, Mall entrance.

3) The Vietnam Memorial and Lincoln Memorial don't have much parking nearby. It's about half a mile south of the Foggy Bottom Metro station on the Orange and Blue lines. You'll see a hospital entrance on your left as you come up the escalator. Turn right to head to the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials. (http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/FOGGYBOT/foggybot.html)

There aren't a whole lot of dining options near the monuments, but Foggy Bottom is about a 15- to 20-minute walk into Georgetown, which has tons of restaurants. Walk up to Washington Circle and walk along Pennsylvania Avenue, which turns into M Street, to get to Georgetown.

There's no easy Metro access, but Adams Morgan (the closest Metro is the Woodley Park station on the Red Line) has numerous restaurants along 18th Street NW.

Another good place for dining is the U Street corridor between 16th and 12th streets NW (U Street station on the Green Line).

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what are the best places to park when touring washington dc. for the memorials, monuments,etc,,,?
we are going up tomorrow, will be traveling 95N. into dc. could you please give us some websites, and if you live there, also some local tips on were to eat. thanks. we want to see the white house, washington monument, lincoln monument, and veitnam memorial. thanks