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Capitol Hill: Map, Parking, Buildings, Hotels, Restaurants

Getting to Capitol Hill by Metro and by Car (and parking)  |  Capitol Hill Buildings  |  Hotels  |  Capitol Hill Restaurants

Also see our Visiting DC page for links to more restaurants, hotels, B&Bs, and suggestions for getting into, around and out of Washington, DC

Washington, DC map
(click for Google map of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC)

Click for Google map of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
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(A detailed map of the U.S. Capitol complex is available here.)

Rayburn House Office Buidling Longworth House Office Buidling Cannon House Office Buidling Russell Senate Office Building Capitol Hill Club Capitol South Metro stop Library of Congress, Madison Building Library of Congress, Jefferson Building U.S. House of Representatives Federal Center SW Metro stop The U.S. Capitol Building Hart Senate Office Building Dirksen Senate Office Building U.S. Supreme Court The National Mall Capitol Hill map - BIG

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  This map is available as a 1-page pdf

If you are an organization sponsoring an event on Capitol Hill or a Capitol Hill Day and would like complimentary color copies of this map for your attendees, please fill out our request form.


For a version of the map we distribute to attendees of our courses on Capitol Hill, with nearby hotels:
Online  |   Printable version (8.5 by 11 inches) in Adobe Acrobat pdf 


Getting to Capitol Hill


METRO
Getting to Capitol Hill by
Metro
Using the Metro is highly recommended as parking in the area is extremely limited.

House Side (south side of Capitol)

Capitol South Metro Stop 

Blue Line or Orange Line:  The Capitol South Metro elevator is on the Northwest corner of 1st Street SE and D Street SE.  Take the Metro Blue Line or the Metro Orange Line to the Capitol South station 

StationMasters map of area around Capitol South Metro


Senate Side
(north side of Capitol)


Union Station Metro Stop
 

Red Line:  The Union Station Metro elevator is between the Amtrak station and mezzanine on 1st Street NW at the Amtrak Station entrance. Take the Metro Red Line to the Union Station stop 

StationMasters map of area around Union Station


CAR
Getting to Capitol Hill by Car

Traveling to Capitol Hill by car is discouraged as parking in the area is extremely limited.

Most street parking is time restricted at 2 hours, so it is only practical for one brief meeting. Some street parking is metered, so you will need to bring quarters. Look for parking beyond the two block range from the US Capitol building as public parking is not permitted in the two block area surrounding the Capitol. Do not look for parking due west of the Capitol building because that area includes the Capitol Reflecting Pool and permit-only parking. See Parking on Capitol Hill below based on your specific Capitol Hill destination.

Alternatives include parking at Union Station (Metro: Union Station) and walking or parking at the Washington Design Center (Metro: Federal Center SW) and taking the Metro to the Capitol South Metro stop, walking or taking a cab. 

Parking on Capitol Hill

Use the DC BID's interactive map and select "Parking" in the left side column

Senate Side and Capitol Visitor Center (north side of Capitol)

The four-level parking garage with 1,500 spaces at Union Station (60 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC) is open 24/7. (For information, please call Allright parking at 202-898-1950. Allright Parking accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard and American Express.) (Metro: Union Station)

There is underground parking at Hall of the States (444 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC).  Contact the parking garage for hours of operation at 202-298-7299. (Metro: Union Station)

Street Parking Tips: Look for parking in an area bounded by F Street NE on the north, Maryland Avenue NE on the south, 6th Street NE on the east, and 3rd Street NE on the west (satellite and map view here).

House Side (south side of Capitol)

Midtown Parking Garage (limited spaces, underground parking), 412 First Street SE, Washington, DC (south of Bullfeathers)

Street Parking Tips: Look for parking in an area bounded by C Street SE on the north, E Street SE on the south, 4th Street SE on the east, and 1st Street SE on the west (satellite and map view here).

Ford House Office Building (FHOB) (south and west of Capitol)

Colonial Parking on Virginia Avenue SW between 3rd and 4th Streets SW (Colonial Parking location 177)

 

CAPITOL HILL BUILDINGS

From the Architect of the Capitol:

House-side Buildings
(south side of the Capitol, nearest
Metro is Capitol South)

Senate-side Buildings
(north side of the Capitol, nearest
Metro is Union Station)

 

 

 

HOTELS

Capitol Hill Hotels

House-side Hotels

Senate-side Hotels 

The nearest-to-the-House-side Metro is the Blue & Orange Lines at Capitol South,
which is a 5 to 10 minute walk to Longworth, a 1 to 3 minute walk to Capitol Hill Club or Cannon HOB.

The nearest-to-the-Senate-side Metro is the Red Line at Union Station,
which is a 20 minute walk to Longworth Building and to the Capitol Hill Club or Cannon HOB.
Print map for Senate-side Hotels: 1-page pdf 

Hotels at Metro Center  

(11th and 12th Sts. NW and G and F Sts. NW)
Metro Center is a 10-minute Metro ride on a Blue or Orange line train to the Capitol South Metro stop

 

Virginia Hotels

Arlington (Crystal City & Rosslyn) and Alexandria
**Indicates 2 ways to travel on metro.
If you ride the Yellow Line you will transfer at L’Enfant Plaza to a Blue/Orange Metro.
If you travel on the Blue line there is no transfer.
Ride times noted indicate Yellow Line travel transferring at L’Enfant Plaza. Allow up to 7 minutes for transferring.
Blue line service is +10 minutes longer than making the transfer at L’Enfant Plaza.

 

 

CAPITOL HILL RESTAURANTS


     
"An empty stomach is not a good political advisor." The Monocle

House-side Restaurants 

Senate-side Restaurants


The nearest-to-the-House-side Metro is the Blue & Orange Lines at Capitol South,
which is a 5 to 10 minute walk from Longworth, a 1 to 3 minute walk to Capitol Hill Club.


The nearest-to-the-Senate-side Metro is the Red Line at Union Station,
which is a 20 minute walk to Longworth Building and to the Capitol Hill Club.

  • The Members' Dining Room
     
  • Cannon Carry-Out
    7:30 am to 4:00 pm, M-F
    202-225-6230
  • Rayburn Cafeteria
    Basement of the Rayburn Building
    7:30 am to 2:30 pm, M-F
    202-225-7109
  • Rayburn Pizza Plus
    11:00 am to 7:00 pm, M-F
    202-225-3504
  • Longworth Food Court
    Basement of the Longworth Building
    7:30 am to 2:30 pm, M-F
    202-225-0878
  • Ford Cafeteria
    First floor of the Ford Building
    7:00 am to 3:00 pm, M-F
    202-225-2238
  • Ford Carry-Out
    First floor of the Ford Building
    7:00 am to 4:00 pm, M-F
    202-225-2238
  • Library of Congress Madison Building Cafeteria
    South of Independence Ave SE, between Second Street SE, First Street SE, and C Street SE.  Cafeteria is on the 6th Floor
     
  • Burrito Brothers
    205 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-543-6835
  • Bull Feathers aka BullFeathers (American, burgers, sandwiches, salads, $6-$12)
    410 1st St SE
    202-543-5005
  • Congressional Deli  (sandwiches, $3-$6)
    402 1st St SE
  • Cosi
    301 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-546-3345
  • Hunan Dynasty 
    215 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-546-6161
  • Sonoma
    223 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-544-8088
  • Talay Thai  (Thai entrees, $6-$15)
    404 1st St SE
    202-546-5100
  • Taverna the Greek Isles
    307 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-547-8360
  • Thai Roma (Thai-Italian fusion, ($9-$14)
    313 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-544-2338
  • Tortilla Coast  (Mexican, tacos, burritos, etc. $7-$12)
    400 1st St SE
    202-546-6768
  • Tune Inn  (American, burgers)
    331 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-543-2725
  • Young Chow
    312 Pennsylvania Ave SE
    202-544-3030

  • Senate Dining Room
    First floor of the Capitol
    Not open to the public -- Constituents should ask their Senators for a letter allowing admittance
     
  • Dirksen North Servery
    NW corner of the basement of the Dirksen Building
    7:30 am - 3:00 pm, M-F
    202-224-2263
  • Dirksen South Buffet
    South side of the basement of the Dirksen Building
    11:30 am - 2:30 pm, M-F
    202-224-4249
  • Dirksen South Convenience
    South side of the basement of the Dirksen Building
    8:00 am - 4:00 pm, M-F
    202-228-2810
  • Hart Senate Chef
    In the Dirksen/Hart Ground Floor Connecting Corridor
    8:00 am - 6:30 pm, M-F
    202-224-4587
  • Russell Carry-Out
    NW corner of the basement of Russell Building
    7:30 am - 5:00 pm, M-F
    202-224-8083
     
  • Supreme Court Cafeteria
    1st St SE between East Capitol and Maryland Ave NE
    Open 7:30 am - 2:30 pm
    202-479-3246
     
  • Union Station
    50 Massachusetts Ave NE
    lower level: food court
    main level: McDonalds and various restaurants from carry-out to sit down (e.g., America)
  • Capitol City Brewing Company  (American, $8 - $20)
    (in the historic Postal Square Building)
    2 Massachusetts Ave NE
    202-842-2337
  • The Dubliner  (Irish pub, burgers, sandwiches, $6 - $15)
    520 North Capitol St NW
    202-737-3773 
  • Kelly's Irish Times  (Irish pub, burgers, sandwiches, $6 - $15)
    14 F St NW
    202-543-5433 
  • The Monocle  (seafood and meat, $12-$25)
    107 D St NE
    202-546-4488
  • Two Quail  (New American, $16-$25)
    320 Massachusetts Ave NE
    202-543-8030

 

 

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