Short on Time
There is so much to see and do in Washington, DC that is hard to fit everything in. If you are only spending a day or two in the nation's capital, it would be best to focus your tourist sites in one or two areas of the city instead of traveling throughout the city. While there aren't many sites where you will encounter long lines, the distance and traffic situations between sites can eat up valuable touring time. It is also best to rely on public transportation like the Metro system rather than waste time driving around an unfamiliar city and finding parking (which is not always accessible at many tourist sites).
This list will give you some ideas on what you can see in various sections of Washington, DC, using the Metro subway system, which provides a good structure for setting up an efficient touring schedule. For further details on hours and addresses, please visit the website links provided. The links will open in a separate window.
Capitol South Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines
Folger Shakespeare Library
Library of Congress
U.S. Capitol
U.S. Supreme Court
Cannon, Longworth (Rep. Labrador's Office), and Rayburn (Rep. Simpson's Office) House office buildings
Federal Center SW Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of the American Indian
National Mall
U.S. Botanic Gardens
L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop, Orange, Blue, Silver, Yellow and Green Lines
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Freer and Sackler Art Galleries
Jefferson Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
National Mall
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Musuem of American History
National Museum of Natural History
Tidal Basin
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington Monument* Closed until spring 2019 due to elevator rehab.
World War II Memorial
Federal Triangle Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver
DC Visitor Information Center
Freedom Plaza
National Museum of American History
National Museum of Natural History
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House Visitors Center
McPherson Square Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines
Lafayette Park
White House
Farragut West Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum
Decatur House
The Ellipse (large open area between the White House and Washington Monument on Constitution Avenue)
The Octagon House
Eisenhower Executive Office Building* Not open for public tours.
Renwick Gallery
The White House
Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro Stop, Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Korean War Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool
Textile Museum
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery Metro Stop, Blue Line
Arlington National Cemetery, Kennedy Gravesite, Robert E. Lee House
U.S. Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial)
Lincoln Memorial
Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter, Yellow and Green Lines
National Archives
National Gallery of Art (East and West buildings)
National Museum of Natural History
Newseum
U.S. Navy Memorial
Folger Shakespeare Library
National Postal Museum
Union Station
U.S. Capitol
U.S. Supreme Court
Russell (Sen. Risch's office), Dirksen (Sen. Crapo's office), and Hart Senate office buildings
Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Stop, Red, Green and Yellow Lines
Chinatown/Penn Quarter, Verizon Center
Ford's Theatre/Petersen House
National Building Museum
National Museum of American Art
National Portrait Gallery
Dupont Circle Metro Stop, Red Line
Anderson House/Society of the Cincinnati
Embassy Row
House of the Temple (Freemasonry)
Islamic Center of Washington
President Woodrow Wilson House
Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro Stop, Red Line
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