National Mall Maps - Washington DC

These National Mall maps serve as a guide to help you find your way to the heart of Washington, DC and to see the layout of the most familiar historic landmarks. The National Mall encompasses a large geographical area extending from Constitution Avenue to the north, Independence Avenue to the south, 3rd Street to the east and 14th Street to the west. Read more about the National Mall

National Mall Map User Tips
The areas in green are parks and maintained by the National Park Service.

To See a Larger View: To see more detail, see the section West of 12th Street on page 2and the section East of 12th Street on page 3.To enlarge any of these pages you may hold down the Ctrl key and press the + (plus) key to make the page bigger.

Note: Parking is very limited in this part of Washington, DC. The major parking garages are located on the streets surrounding the National Mall. Traffic can be very congested and depending on the time of day, day of the week, and events going on you may be better...MORE off taking public transportation. See information about parking near the National Mall.

Metro Stations near the National Mall include Smithsonian, Federal Triangle, Metro Center, Gallery Place-Chinatown, Capitol South, L’Enfant Plaza, Federal Center SW, Archives-Navy Memorial, and Arlington National Cemetery. See a guide for using Washington Metro.

See General Driving Directions to the National Mall on Page 4.

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This page shows more detail of the National Mall, including the Washington Monument, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and the Tidal Basin.

 See a closeup map of the National Mall East of 12th Street on page 3.

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This page shows more detail of the National Mall, including the Capitol Building, Union Station and several of the Smithsonian Museums.

See General Driving Directions to the National Mall on Page 4.

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Directions From Maryland (Northwest of DC):
Follow the Capital Beltway/I-495 South
Take the George Washington Memorial Pkwy toward Washington
Exit onto I-395 North toward Washington
Take the 12th St exit
Merge onto 12th St SW
Turn right at Constitution Ave NW/US-1
The National Mall will be on the right

Directions From Maryland (Northeast of DC):
Follow I-295 South towards Washington
Exit at New York Ave NE/US-50 W
Turn left at 6th St NW/US-1
Turn right at Constitution Ave NW/US-1
The National Mall will be on the left

Directions From Virginia:
Take I - 495 South to 395 North towards Washington
Take the 12th Street Exit
Merge onto 12th Street
Turn right at Constitution Ave NW/US-1
The National Mall will be on the right
 

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