Washington DC has wonderful museums plus it’s where some of our favorite people live so we visit often. It’s very accessible with mostly level, well maintained trails and sidewalks - just right for a walking tour. I posted a previous tour here. This time we parked on Ohio Drive SW and walked/rolled to the Jefferson Memorial. There’s a ramp and elevator on the southern side of the monument. A small interpretive area has informative displays about Jefferson’s life and beliefs. The elevator goes to the rotunda level with a huge statue of Jefferson and views of the city.
We backtracked to walk/roll along the west side of the tidal basin which has good views of the memorials on the east side of the basin and access points to memorials on the west side. After passing the Roosevelt Memorial and the Martin Luther King Memorial we stopped to see the Korean War Veteran's Memorial before continuing back along the walkway along Ohio Drive to our parking spot.
DC has recently implemented fee parking along all of the streets where parking was previously free. On most streets the fee is $2.00 an hour payable by credit card or phone app. The spaces are not marked with lines so RVs fees are the same as car fees. The maximum time is 3 hours, the same as it was previously. In the past this was not enforced but now it’s necessary to pay attention to the time which puts a crimp in long walks or museum visits. A benefit of the parking fees is that spaces are easy to find. Spaces that would have filled by 9:30 in the morning are still available at 12:00. 38.881604, -77.043509 DC Map
I was in DC in 1963 with my family & I spent about an hour there in the late 70's.
ReplyDeleteIt's on my list! I want to walk around and look at the museums until I'm all museumed out.
My plan is to stay at the military campground at Andrews AFB (or Joint base whatever it's called now) and take public transport in to town.
Maybe next year I can see if my plan will work?
Thanks for sharing guys!
You could spend weeks in DC and not see everything. You'll be museumed out for sure! Sounds like you have a good plan. :-)
DeleteAnd they have a great Metro system, although not the easiest thing to use in a wheelchair...but a good way to get from one point to another for sure.
ReplyDeleteYes, I recommend taking the Metro if it's at all possible.
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