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Getting Around

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Interior of the Pentatgon City metro stop

Interior of the Pentatgon City metro stop

Patrick Morrissey

First warning: Washington D.C. is divided into "quadrants" (although the area is not split equally four ways). They are called Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE), Southwest (SW), and Southeast (SE). Some streets have counterparts on all four sections, so it is imperative to always know which one you are going to. All D.C. addresses have the suffix after them. For example: 815 V St, N.W.

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DC Circulator

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If the metro system is just too much, then maybe the Circulator bus will be a comfort.  The Circulator only has two lines, an east-west yellow line, and a north-south red line, intersecting at the DC Convention Center.  The yellow line runs from Georgetown to Union Station, and the red line runs from the Convention Center to the waterfront at Maine Avenue.

One advantage the Circulator has over the Metro Bus is price, the Circulator is just $1, and transfer tickets are available on board that let you continue on the other line.

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Metro Rail

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Interior of the Pentatgon City metro stop
Interior of the Pentatgon City metro stop
 photo by: Patrick Morrissey

The Metro system in DC is built to bring people living outside the downtown to the downtown, and was never concieved of as public transportation.  It's is however the best way to navigate DC without a car, and durring any major festivites.  A normal fare runs $1.20, though rush hour fares are more.

Metro stations are sparce and caverous places.  There is no eating, drinking, smoking, or playing of music while in the metro, nor are there public bathrooms.  The DC metro is no frills transportation.

Five color coded lines snake around the city, with more..

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Metro Bus

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Metro buses run through all of DC and much of the surrounding area.  Most major avenues, such as Wisconsin, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, etc., have dedicated lines.  Finding the buses is never difficult, navigating them is however a skill.  Tourist should rely on the useful website for help, where one can input the start and finish locations, as well as a time of day, and learn the best way to travel.

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