Parking in Washington DC
Being the capital of the United States, Washington attracts millions of visitors every year. If you happen to be one of them, check out the following guidelines designed to help you with finding parking in Washington DC.
Parking in Washington is plentiful but you’re looking for cheap parking in DC, downtown is definitely not the place to find it. The average hourly rate for public parking is $9-$10 and if you need parking for 24 hours, be prepared to pay upwards of $35. Monthly parking costs around $250 per month.
You may also be interested in the following parking maps that will give you an idea of how much you’ll be paying for parking at Verizon Center, Union Station, National Mall, Dulles International Airport, or near major sightseeing places such as Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial Park or Museum of Natural History.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) manages approximately 18,000 on-street parking spots in DC. There are two parking zones in Washington DC:
- Premium demand zone: $2.30/hour. Meters are enforced 7am-10pm, Mon-Sat.
- Normal demand zone: $2.30/hour. Meters are enforced 7am-6:30pm, Mon-Sat.
Though it might look expensive, the hourly rate in premium and normal demand zones is lower than the average on-street rate in other major US cities where rates can start at $3.00.
Motorcycle parking costs $0.25/hour citywide.
Remember the ‘Washington-parking-rule-of-thumb’: avoid parking during rush hour and read the parking signs carefully!
Attractions
Theaters
Buildings
- Gallery Row
- Germond Crandall Building
- Tariff Commission Building
- Patrick Henry Building
- Just Us Kids Child Development Center
- Le Droit Building
- Moran Building
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Headquarters
- Washington Board of Trade
- Georgetown Hill Early Childhood Center
- Indiana Building
- Eight Hundred Block of F Street NW Buildings
- National Portrait Gallery
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals Building
- Atlas Building
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Crime Victims Compensation Program
- United States Court of Military Appeals
- Washington Loan and Trust Branch Riggs National Bank
- Equitable Co-operative Building
- Old Masonic Hall
- Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters
- Warder Building
- Julius Lansburgh Furniture Company
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Criminal Division
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia- Clerk of the Court
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Moultrie Courthouse
- District of Columbia Superior Court Child Care Center
- Old City Hall
- Central National Bank
- National Bank of Washington
- J Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- Myrene Apartment Building
- National Union Building
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- Atlantic Building
- Stan Saloon
- Perry Building
- On Leong Chinese Merchants Association Building
- Weightmans Row
- District of Columbia Public Library-Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
- Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library
- Campbell Building
- Federal Trade Commission Building
- Federal Trade Commission Child Care Center
- Mary Surratt House
- National Archives Building
- Newseum
- Petersen House
- Victor Building
- Embassy of Canada
- District of Columbia Municipal Center
- Tiny Findings Day Care Center
- Woodward and Lothrop Building
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
- US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost
- Department of Justice Building
- Mercantile Savings Bank
- General Accounting Office
- McLachlen Building
- Washington Lodge Number 15
- Todd Building
- Evening Star Building
- Arnold And Porter Childrens Center
- United States Tax Court Building
- National Gallery of Art
- Kings Picture Gallery
- National Endowment for the Arts Building
- Old Engine Company Number 6
- Department of Labor Building
- Harrison Apartment Building
- Old Main Building
- Nancy Hanks Center
- Chester Arthur Building
- Ariel Rios Federal Building
- Immigration and Naturalization Service Building
- Department of Labor Day Care Center
- Georgetown Law Early Learning Center
- United States Court House
- National Gallery of Art - East Building
- Homer Building
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Main Building Addition
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center Natural History
- Frances Perkins House
- Jefferson Apartment Building
- Freer Gallery
- Bright Horizon Early Education and Back-Up Center
- District of Columbia Visitor Information Center
- Washington District of Columbia Police Chief Headquarters
- Brownley Confectionary Building
- United States Postal Service Building
- Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building
- Triangle Tots
- Farm Credit Administration Building
- Harris and Ewing Photographic Studio
- New McLachlan Building
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- Baltimore Sun Building
- Internal Revenue Service Building
- American Bank Building
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
- American Federation of Labor Building
- Andrew W Mellon Auditorium
- Second National Bank
- Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center
- Tudor Hall
- Carpenters Building
- Departmental Auditorium
- Colorado Building
- Ryders Castle
- Federal - American National Bank
- Covington Kids-An Early Learning Center
- Custom Service Building
- Albert Einstein Planetarium
Schools
- Marriott Hospitality Primary Charter High School
- Ambush School
- Hospitality Public Charter School
- Fox Valley Technical College Washington, D.C. Criminal Justice Center
- For Love of Children Learning Center
- Webster School
- World Public Charter School of Washington
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Armstrong Preparatory Center For Early Learning
- Armstrong Preparatory Center Number 2
- Gales School