Parking
Free parking is availalbe on weekends across the street from the Ballroom at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (See
map
,
with image of entrance to parking garage.)
Public Transportation via METRO
Ride the METRO Red Line to Silver Spring and walk about 1/2 mi to the Civic
Center at 1 Veteran's Plaze. View a map for pedestrians on
Google Maps.
Driving — Via the Capital Beltway / I-495
From the west
- From the west, take exit 31B
- Travel south 1.2 mi. on MD-97 / Georgia Avenue 1.2 mi.
- Turn left onto Cameron St. Travel one block.
- Turn right onto Fenton Street.
- Turn left onto Ellsworth Drive.
- A pedestrian plaza on the right has the entrance to the Civic Building.
- To Park: Turn left into parking garage at 801 Ellsworth Drive (free on weekends).
- The entrance to the Ball is across Ellsworth Drive from the parking garage.
From the east
- Note that I-95 and I-495 are on the same roadway on the south-east and east side of DC.
- From the east, take exit 30.
- Travel south 1.4 mi. on US-29 / Colesville Road.
- Turn left onto Spring St. Travel two blocks.
- Turn right onto Ellsworth Drive.
- A pedestrian plaza on the left has the entrance to the Civic Building.
- To Park: Turn right before the plaza into parking garage at 801 Ellsworth Drive (free on weekends).
- The entrance to the Ball is across Ellsworth Drive from the parking garage.
Driving — from Downtown DC
- Drive north on US-29 / Georgia Avenue
- After passing the District Line and going under the railroad underpass,
travel ~ 0.3 mi. (~ five blocks)
- Turn right onto Wayne Avenue. Travel about two blocks
- Turn left onto Fenton Street. Travel one block.
- Turn right onto Ellsworth Drive.
- A pedestrian plaza on the right has the entrance to the Civic Building.
- To Park: Turn left into parking garage at 801 Ellsworth Drive (free on weekends).
- The entrance to the Ball is across Ellsworth Drive from the parking garage.
