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Looking across the National Mall toward the Natural History Museum
Smithsonian Castle on the Mall
Train arriving at Smithsonian Metro station
Smithsonian Metro entrance pylon on the National Mall

DC wheelchair trips

Planned for wheelchair riders

Stations and places we plan for wheelchair riders: elevators, the right exit, then travel time to wheelchair-friendly destinations.

Every recommended place is chosen for wheelchair access — not only for being famous.

Stations
14 wheelchair trips
Places
27 curated
Live elevators
On the map

How to use this

Pick a station · or a place

Station pages cover exits and elevators. Place pages cover the trip outside.

Directory

Stations with wheelchair trips

Open a trip planned for wheelchair riders when we have written one. Other linked stations jump to the live map until their story is ready.

  1. Archives4 placesArchives plaza · Gallery east route
  2. Arlington Cemetery2 placesCemetery visitor center from this stop
  3. Capitol South2 placesLibrary and Capitol Visitor Center
  4. Cleveland Park1 placeZoo trip — the Zoo’s pick for limited mobility
  5. Federal Triangle3 placesConstitution Avenue museum row
  6. Foggy Bottom-GWU2 placesMemorials — elevators then the long route
  7. Gallery Place3 placesChinatown · Portrait Gallery from this stop
  8. King St-Old Town2 placesOld Town — elevators then the hill
  9. L'Enfant Plaza2 placesMuseum exits from this large transfer station
  10. Pentagon2 placesMemorial exits from the Pentagon Transit Center
  11. Smithsonian7 placesMall places from this station
  12. Tysons1 placeTysons Corner Center — elevators then the bridges
  13. Waterfront2 placesThe Wharf from this stop
  14. Woodley Park1 placeZoo trip — the hill, or one more stop

After the elevator

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Shortest trip first, from the nearest station. We set travel times by hand. Tap a place for access details, then open the station page or the live map.

About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.