Motorcycles pass by a crowd in a parade.
Police motorcycles pass in formation during the 2013 inaugural parade. NPS

Pennsylvania Avenue

Federal Recreation Area · District of Columbia · National Park Service

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.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone
2024266841
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

Things to do

Highlights: Presidents · Scenic Views

Activities & features: Guided Tours · Junior Ranger Program

Photos

  • A stone plaza depicting a map of the globe.
    NPS / Chris Elbich
  • A bronze statue of a man on horse atop a stone plinth.
    NPS / Chris Elbich
  • A grass circle in a gray stone plaza with lines resembling streets with the US Capitol in the rear.
    NPS / Chris Elbich
  • A rather squat, stone obelisk in a plaza with a bronze figure on the face.
    NPS / Chris Elbich

Nearby parks

Parks of District of Columbia

African American Civil War MemorialWashington MonumentRock Creek ParkFranklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialCivil War Defenses of WashingtonWorld War I MemorialTheodore Roosevelt IslandGeorge Washington Memorial ParkwayCarter G. Woodson Home National Historic SiteKorean War Veterans MemorialThomas Jefferson MemorialThe White House and President's ParkCapitol Hill ParksMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteConstitution GardensFord's Theatre National Historic SiteFort Dupont ParkMartin Luther King, Jr. MemorialFrederick Douglass National Historic SiteKenilworth Park & Aquatic GardensBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National MonumentDwight D. Eisenhower MemorialLBJ Memorial Grove on the PotomacLincoln MemorialChesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkVietnam Veterans MemorialPotomac Heritage National Scenic TrailWorld War II MemorialNational Mall and Memorial ParksAnacostia ParkNational Capital Parks-East

32 parks mapped in District of Columbia

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Guides for the trip

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Sources: National Park Service · updated 2026-08-12