Welcome to the Nation's Capital

We want your visit to see Pope Benedict XVI inWashington DC to be as pleasant and memorable aspossible. Please take a moment to review thiscommemorative Pocket Guide so that your travel aroundthe city is easy and convenient. And for moreinformation, go to wmata.com/papalvisit.

Getting to Nationals Park from Branch Ave,Greenbelt or Stadium-Armory station

Nationals Park — the site of the Pope's visit — is half ablock from Navy Yard station on the Green Line. FromBranch Ave or Greenbelt station (the end stations on theGreen Line), board the train and ride to Navy Yard station.

From Stadium-Armory station (near RFK Stadium), boardeither inbound train (Blue Line train signs will readFranconia-Springfield, Orange Line train signs will readVienna). Transfer to a Green Line train at L'Enfant Plazastation by following the signs directing you to the upescalators to the Green Line toward Branch Ave station.The Green Line train will take you to Navy Yard station.

Buying a Papal One Day Metrorail Pass

Save time and avoid lines at farecard machines bypurchasing our commemorative Papal One Day MetrorailPass. It costs $9 and will provide unlimited rides all day onApril 17, 2008. To buy yours:

❚ Log onto wmata.com/onlinestore. You may order up to22 passes using a credit card.

❚ If you need more than 22 passes, please call 202-962-5700 to place a bulk order.

Deadline for online and bulk orders is April 4, 2008.

❚ To purchase the pass up to April 17, 2008, visit our salesoffice at Metro Center station, the Pentagon TransitCenter or Metro Headquarters at 600 5th Street, NW,Washington, DC 20001.

Buying a regular farecard

Fares are based on when and how far you ride.

Farecard machines accept cash only. Bring smallbills because there are no change machines in the stationsand Farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change(in coins). Passes/Farecards machines accept credit anddebit cards.

Hours of service

Metro will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Actualfirst and last train times vary by station. See the stationmanager's kiosk for more information.

Parking at Metro stations

On a weekday morning, Metro station parking lots fill upquickly and early. If you plan to drive and park, beprepared for the possibility of a station lot being fullwhen you get there.

On weekdays (through 3 a.m. Friday nights) there isa daily parking fee. You need a SmarTrip® card (arechargeable farecard) to pay for parking and exitMetro lots and garages. Cash is not accepted. Credit cardsare accepted at New Carrollton, Largo Town Center,Anacostia, Franconia-Springfield, Vienna/Fairfax-GMU andShady Grove stations.

SmarTrip® cards are sold in Metrorail stations with majorparking facilities. Cards cost $10 ($5 for the card with $5 invalue already on it). Fare and parking value can be addedto SmarTrip® cards at Passes/Farecards machines. Thestation manager can help you buy and/or add value toyour card.

Lost and Found

If you lose something, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195 or visit our Web site.

Pocket Guide

Including:Directions to Nationals Park via MetrorailImportant riding and parking tipsMetrorail system mapArea points of interest

for Pope Benedict XVI's Visit to Washington DC

1 From this station, transfer to any southbound 30-series Metrobus.2 University-operated shuttle between station and campus.3 Georgetown Metro Connection shuttle runs through Georgetown fromFoggy Bottom-GMU station (also Rosslyn and Dupont Circle stations).

4 Kennedy Center shuttle between station and Center.5 Wolf Trap shuttle between station and park during season.

POINTS OF INTERESTAfrican Art Museum ........................ ●● SmithsonianAir and Space Museum ........... ●●●● L’Enfant PlazaAmerican History Museum ............. ●● SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum .................. ●●● Gallery Pl-ChinatownArlington Cemetery/Lee Mansion ...... ● Arlington CemeteryArlington County Visitors’ Center ..... ●● Pentagon CityBethune Museum Archives ............. ●● McPherson SqBotanic Gardens .............................. ●● Federal Center SWBureau of Engraving & Printing .... ●● SmithsonianCapitol Building .............................. ●● Capitol SouthChinatown .................................... ●●● Gallery Pl-ChinatownConstitution Hall ............................. ●● Farragut WestConvention Center .......................... ●● Mt Vernon SqCorcoran Gallery ............................. ●● Farragut WestD.C. Armory ..................................... ●● Stadium-ArmoryFederal Bureau of Investigation .... ●●● Metro CenterFolger Shakespeare Library ............ ●● Capitol SouthFreer Gallery .................................... ●● SmithsonianHirshhorn Museum ................. ●●●● L’Enfant PlazaHolocaust Museum ......................... ●● SmithsonianHouse Where Lincoln Died ......... ●●● Metro CenterIwo Jima Memorial .......................... ●● RosslynLibrary of Congress ........................ ●● Capitol SouthLincoln Memorial ............................ ●● Foggy Bottom-GWULisner Auditorium ........................... ●● Foggy Bottom-GWUMartin Luther King Jr. Library ........ ●●● Gallery Pl-ChinatownMasonic Temple .............................. ●● King StreetNat'l Academy of Sciences ............. ●● Foggy Bottom-GWUNational Aquarium .......................... ●● Federal TriangleNational Archives ............................ ●● Archives-Navy Mem'lNational Building Museum ................. ● Judiciary SqNational Gallery of Art .................... ●● Archives-Navy Mem'lNational Geographic Society .............. ● Farragut NorthNational Institutes of Health ............... ● Medical CenterNational Museum of the American Indian ............. ●●●● L’Enfant PlazaNational Museum of Women in the Arts ................... ●●● Metro CenterNational Portrait Gallery ............. ●●● Gallery Pl-ChinatownNational Postal Museum ..................... ● Union StationNational Presbyterian Center ............. ● Tenleytown-AUNational Shrine of the Immaculate Conception .................... ● Brookland-CUANational WWII Memorial ................. ●● SmithsonianNational Zoo ........................................ ● Woodley Park-ZooNationals Park ..................................... ● Navy YardNatural History Museum ................. ●● SmithsonianPhillips Collection .............................. ● Dupont CircleRenwick Gallery ............................... ●● Farragut WestRFK Stadium .................................... ●● Stadium-ArmorySackler Gallery ................................ ●● SmithsonianSmithsonian Castle ......................... ●● SmithsonianSpy Museum ................................ ●●● Gallery Pl-ChinatownState Department ............................. ●● Foggy Bottom-GWUSupreme Court ................................ ●● Capitol SouthVerizon Center ............................. ●●● Gallery Pl-Chinatown

Vietnam Veterans Memorials ......... ●● Foggy Bottom-GWUWashington Monument ................... ●● SmithsonianWashington National Cathedral1

.............. ● Tenleytown-AUWhite House and Visitor Center ..... ●● Federal TriangleWoodrow Wilson House ..................... ● Dupont Circle

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESAmerican Univ.2 ................................... ● Tenleytown-AUCatholic Univ. of America ................... ● Brookland-CUAColumbia Union Coll. ......................... ● TakomaGeorge Mason Univ. ........................... ● Vienna/Fairfax-GMU

and Virginia Sq-GMUGeorge Washington Univ. ............... ●● Foggy Bottom-GWUHoward Univ. ....................................... ● Shaw-Howard UnivJohns Hopkins Univ. ........................... ● Dupont CircleMarymount Univ. ................................. ● Ballston–MUSoutheastern Univ. .............................. ● Waterfront-SEUUniv. of the District of Columbia .......... ● Van Ness-UDCUniv. of Maryland2 .............................. ● College Park-U of MdVa. Tech./UVA No. Virginia Center .... ● West Falls Church-VT/UVA

SHOPPINGBallston Common ................................ ● Ballston–MUCongressional Plaza ........................... ● TwinbrookConnecticut Avenue ............................ ● Farragut NorthCity Place ............................................. ● Silver SpringCrystal City Underground ............... ●● Crystal CityDowntown .................................... ●●● Metro CenterFashion Centre ................................ ●● Pentagon CityGeorgetown3 ..................................... ●● Foggy Bottom-GWUL’Enfant Plaza .......................... ●●●● L’Enfant PlazaMazza Gallerie/Chevy Chase Pavilion/Chevy Chase ....................... ● Friendship HeightsOld Post Office Pavilion ..................... ●● Federal TriangleShops at National Place .............. ●●● Metro CenterShops at Union Station ....................... ● Union StationWaterside Mall ..................................... ● Waterfront-SEUWheaton Plaza ..................................... ● WheatonWhite Flint ............................................ ● White Flint

THEATERSAmerican Theatre Project ................... ● AnacostiaArena Stage .......................................... ● Waterfront-SEUDiscovery Theatre ............................ ●● SmithsonianFolger Theatre .................................. ●● Capitol SouthFord’s Theatre .............................. ●●● Metro CenterKennedy Center4 .............................. ●● Foggy Bottom-GWULincoln Theatre .................................... ● U Street-CardozoNational Theater .......................... ●●● Metro CenterShakespeare Theater ....................... ●● Archives-Navy Mem'lSource Theatre ..................................... ● U Street-CardozoStudio Theatre ..................................... ● Dupont CircleWarner Theatre ............................ ●●● Metro CenterWolf Trap5 ............................................ ● West Falls Church-VT/UVAWoolly Mammoth Theatre Co ......... ●● Archives-Navy Mem'l

CLOSED THROUGH SUMMER '08

Nationals Park is ahalf block from

Navy Yard station.