Directions and Parking information

The Fair will be held in The George Washington University's Smith Center, 600 22nd Street, NW (between F and G Streets, NW). The closest Metro is the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro station located on the Blue and Orange lines. Please note that campus parking is very limited; please use public transportation to reach the Fair if possible.

Metro
The Metro runs from 6:00 a.m. to midnight Monday-Friday. The Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro station (on the Blue or Orange lines) is your closest station, just three blocks from the Smith Center, at 23rd and I Streets, NW.

If you are flying into National Airport, take the Blue Line on the Metro (towards Addison Road), which will bring you directly to the Foggy Bottom/ GWU stop (total travel time is approximately 20 minutes).

If you are taking Amtrak to Union Station, take the Red Line on the Metro (towards Shady Grove or Grosvenor) to Metro Center. At Metro Center transfer to the Blue Line (towards Franconia-Springfield) or the Orange Line (towards Vienna), which will bring you directly to the Foggy Bottom/ GWU stop (total travel time is approximately 15 minutes).

Parking Information
www.gwu.edu/~parking

Street parking is difficult to find and enforcement is stringent, especially during rush hours (4:00-6:30 p.m.). If you must drive and need parking, there are two garages on campus.

The University Garage is located at 2211 H Street, NW (enter on 22nd and I Streets) and the Marvin Center Visitor Parking Garage is located at 800 21st Street, NW (enter on H Street).

Parking rates for the University garages.

* Rates are subject to change.

If these garages are full there are public garages at 2000 Pennsylvania Ave (entrance on 20th Street) and 21st and I Streets (entrance on I Street). Rates are comparable to those at the University garages. Be aware that garages in the Foggy Bottom area may be full by midday.