Are the monuments and museums in Washington DC within walking distance of each other?|187745

I will be traveling to Washington DC this week and since my trip is limited by few days I want to plan ahead so I can see as much as I can. I will be there for 3 days. If I take the metro to White house can I walk to smithsonian, memorials, arlington cemetery? What is withing walking distance of what? So I can plan a trip per day, taking one trip and walking the rest of the day. Thanks

Most of the monuments are within walking distance of each other - if you like to walk. The White House is a mile from the Capitol (and there are some sights on the far side of the Capitol like the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress. The Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial are two miles apart, with the White House about 1/4 mile north of this axis - with 10 of the Smithsonian Museums, the National Gallery of Art, Washington Monument, WWII memorial, Constitution Gardens, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and Korean War Memorial between them. an Eleventh Smithsonian Museum is on Pennsylvania Avenue half a block from the White House.

Also positioned a little south of this axis is the Tidal Basin, and the Jefferson and FDR Memorials.

Arlington Cemetery is a little harder, but near the Lincoln Memorial is Memorial Bridge, which will take you over there.
And additional half mile extended from Lincoln and a couple of miles walking in the cemetery to see everything.

Check out our Podcast Walking tour of Washington. We do a tour of the mall, we also do a _grand tour_ from the Capitol South Metro past the Capitol, and everything around it, and down PA avenue to White House then across to the Washington Monument.

The Circulator Bus mentioned above, does have service in this area (and to the Convention Center area, and to Georgetown from Union Station) and is only $1, but the routes are not as the poster stated (he said he was not sure). I have a link to that also - to help you. Note the Smithsonian-National Gallery of Art Loop runs weekends only.

Yes, the majority are within a mile of each other, though in the high heat and humidity in the summer it is not always a pleasant walk. Get a good map of the touristy area close to the Mall to plan your trips. Note that there is a bus service that goes very close to all of the monuments for a flat fare (I think it is $1, but I never use it). There are 3 clusters of sights, 1. on Capitol Hill (Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress), 2. the White House and west (Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial), and 3. central Mall Smithsonian Museums. There are also some worthwhile places further away including, among many others the The National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery at Gallery Place, the Phillips Collection near Dupont Circle, Georgetown, and the National Arboretum. Getting to them requires transportation

Arlington Cem. is beyond comfortable walking distance, but there is Metro service. Get a good metro map on line at


http://www.wmata.com

it was so many years ago we visited DC we had a great time, but we visited Arlington by bus, tour bus,anyway, most of the places are within walking distance, some longer than others, have fun, you need more than three days, hope you get the chance to go back sometime, enjoy, the Lincoln Memorial is awesome, really worth the trip for that alone. have fun