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The City Museum of Washington, D.C. is a place to discover — a city of vibrant neighborhoods, a national capital rich in local history and an international metropolis with exciting diversity. The Museum's programs have capitalized on Washington's rich historical fabric to create memorable learning experiences for the whole family. The City Museum, a project of The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., is a place of hometown pride and genuine identity for Washingtonians as well as an orientation center for visitors to the city. It shares the stories of Washington’s rich past and dynamic future – with the region’s 5 million residents as well as the millions of visitors who come to D.C. each year. The 60,000-square foot museum opens with exhibition and education galleries, a multimedia theater, a research library and reading room, a cafe, and a museum store.
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Because the
city was built from scratch, Washington's
regular town plan is easy to grasp. Centered
on Capitol Hill and its governmental
monoliths, the District is divided into four
quadrants - northeast, northwest, southeast
and southwest. Dozens of broad avenues , all
named after states, run diagonally across a
standard grid of streets , meeting up at
monumental traffic circles like Dupont
Circle. North-south streets are numbered,
east-west ones are lettered. There's no J
Street, an intentional slight to early
Supreme Court Justice John Jay, or X, Y or Z
Street. I Street is often written Eye
Street. Be sure to note the relevant
two-letter code in any address (NW, NE, SW,
SE), which shows its quadrant; 1600
Pennsylvania Ave NW is a long way from 1600
Pennsylvania Ave SE.
Once in the
city, stop at the
DC Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center ,
Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave NW (Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm; tel
202/328-4748), which can help with maps,
tours, bookings and citywide information.
Look for visitor information desks at the
airports and Union Station.
The White House Visitor Information Center
, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave NW (daily
7.30am-4pm; tel 202/208-1631), supplies free
maps and handy guides to museums and
attractions; the most useful is the free
Washington DC Visitors Guide .
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