Pennsylvania Avenue - National Park Directory

Motorcycles pass by a crowd in a parade.

Police motorcycles pass in formation during the 2013 inaugural parade.

A stone plaza depicting a map of the globe.

Explore the plaza, fountains, and artwork of the US Navy Memorial.

A bronze statue of a man on horse atop a stone plinth.

Hancock grew to fame in the Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A grass circle in a gray stone plaza with lines resembling streets with the US Capitol in the rear.

Freedom Plaza is a large square on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House.

A rather squat, stone obelisk in a plaza with a bronze figure on the face.

The Grand Army of the Republic was a veterans group of nearly half a million men formed from veterans of the Civil War. It was also the first veterans group in the United States.

Photos: National Park Service

About Pennsylvania Avenue

A street unlike any other. It is known the world over as the heart of the Nation's Capital. America's history has marched, paraded, promenaded, and protested its way along the Avenue.

Quick Facts

State District of Columbia

State Code DC

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Location & Map

Pennsylvania Avenue is located in District of Columbia.

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Operating Hours

The Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is always open to the public (except for special events like Presidential Inaugurations and State Funerals). There are no Rangers on duty at this site (except for special events). The United States Park Police are on duty 24 hours a day.

Wednesday All Day

Monday All Day

Thursday All Day

Sunday All Day

Tuesday All Day

Friday All Day

Saturday All Day

Activities

Guided Tours Junior Ranger Program

Getting There

Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is part of National Mall and Memorial Parks. The avenue is among the world's more famous streets and is known the world over as the heart of the Nation's Capital, extending through the corridors of Federal power and influence. "America's Main Street" visually connects, yet separates, the White House from the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court buildings.

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