Street Address
The Cathedral is located at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues in northwest Washington, D.C., on a piece of land known as Mount St. Alban.
The street address is:
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
Driving Directions
From downtown Washington
Take Massachusetts Avenue north to Wisconsin Avenue. Turn right onto Wisconsin Avenue. The Cathedral is on your immediate right.
From Maryland and the north
Take I-95 to I-495 west, the Capital Beltway. Exit south on Wisconsin Avenue. The Cathedral is approximately 6 1/2 miles on your left.
From Virginia and the south
Take I-495 over the American Legion Bridge into Maryland and take the Wisconsin Avenue/Bethesda exit. The Cathedral is approximately 6 1/2 miles on your left.
From Virginia and the south (alternative)
Take the Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial,
bearing right onto Rock Creek Parkway. (Note: Rock Creek
Parkway is one way south bound during morning rush hour;
buses cannot exit on Massachusetts Avenue.) Follow
Rock Creek Parkway to Massachusetts Avenue, turning left onto
Massachusetts Avenue. Then follow directions From
downtown as above.
Metro Directions
From Tenleytown
Take the Metro Red Line to the Tenleytown/
From Dupont Circle
Take the N2, N3, N4, or N6 bus until you reach the
corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues. Walk
north on Wisconsin 1/2 block to the Cathedral.
From Woodley Park
Take a 96, 97, or X3 bus toward McLean Gardens. Get off
the bus at the corner of Woodley Road and Wisconsin Avenue.
The Cathedral is on the east side of Wisconsin
Avenue.
For more information on Metro, visit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority website at www.wmata.com.
