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!
Buildings
- Georgetown Hill Early Childhood Center
- Germond Crandall Building
- Tariff Commission Building
- Gallery Row
- Washington Board of Trade
- Patrick Henry Building
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- J Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building
- Perry Building
- Just Us Kids Child Development Center
- Indiana Building
- Le Droit Building
- National Bank of Washington
- Atlas Building
- Washington Loan and Trust Branch Riggs National Bank
- Eight Hundred Block of F Street NW Buildings
- Stan Saloon
- Old Masonic Hall
- National Archives Building
- Equitable Co-operative Building
- Central National Bank
- National Union Building
- Julius Lansburgh Furniture Company
- Department of Justice Building
- National Portrait Gallery
- Atlantic Building
- Campbell Building
- Warder Building
- Weightmans Row
- Petersen House
- Federal Trade Commission Child Care Center
- Federal Trade Commission Building
- Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia- Clerk of the Court
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Moultrie Courthouse
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Criminal Division
- US Capitol Gatehouses and Gatepost
- District of Columbia Superior Court Child Care Center
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
- Evening Star Building
- Moran Building
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Headquarters
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals Building
- District of Columbia Public Library-Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
- Newseum
- Todd Building
- Woodward and Lothrop Building
- Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Library
- United States Court of Military Appeals
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Crime Victims Compensation Program
- National Endowment for the Arts Building
- Embassy of Canada
- Old City Hall
- Arnold And Porter Childrens Center
- McLachlen Building
- Kings Picture Gallery
- Victor Building
- Nancy Hanks Center
- Mercantile Savings Bank
- Ariel Rios Federal Building
- Myrene Apartment Building
- On Leong Chinese Merchants Association Building
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center Natural History
- Washington Lodge Number 15
- District of Columbia Municipal Center
- Freer Gallery
- Mary Surratt House
- Old Main Building
- Homer Building
- United States Postal Service Building
- District of Columbia Visitor Information Center
- Tiny Findings Day Care Center
- Internal Revenue Service Building
- Triangle Tots
- Farm Credit Administration Building
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Main Building Addition
- Andrew W Mellon Auditorium
- General Accounting Office
- Departmental Auditorium
- Brownley Confectionary Building
- Department of Labor Building
- National Gallery of Art - East Building
- United States Court House
- United States Tax Court Building
- Baltimore Sun Building
- American Bank Building
- Harris and Ewing Photographic Studio
- New McLachlan Building
- Custom Service Building
- Department of Agriculture Building
- Covington Kids-An Early Learning Center
- Second National Bank
- Department of Labor Day Care Center
- John A Wilson Building
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center East
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center West
- Smithsonian Institution
- Frances Perkins House
- Colorado Building
- Bright Horizon Early Education and Back-Up Center
- Federal - American National Bank
- Old Engine Company Number 6
- Smithsonian Institution Arts and Industries Building
- Arts and Industries Building
- S. Dillon Ripley Center
- Bureau Annex Building
- Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center
- National Press Club Building
- Harrison Apartment Building
- Chester Arthur Building
- Garfinckel's Department Store
- Albert Einstein Planetarium
- International Visitors Information Center
- The White House Visitor Center
Schools
Attractions
- Bead Museum
- International Spy Museum
- National Museum of Crime and Punishment
- National Museum of American Art
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Building Museum
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- City of Washington Museum
- National Air and Space Museum