CONFERENCE VENUE
Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic Society
17th and M Streets, NW (entrance on M Street)

With the exception of the Wednesday evening public lecture, all presentations will be held in Grosvenor Auditorium in the headquarters of the National Geographic Society.  (Breakout sessions on Friday will also be held in the Charles Sumner School directly across the street).

Grosvenor Auditorium/National Geographic Society is accessible by the Red Line of Washington's Metro (subway) system, with the Farrugut North Station and Dupont Circle Station being just a few blocks away.

No conference hotel was reserved for the US/ICOMOS Symposium, given the availability of meeting facilities at the National Geographic Society, the high costs of hotel contracts in the city, and the proximity of numerous nearby hotels in various price ranges. The closest hotel to the conference venue is the Mayflower Hotel (directly across the street from the conference venue), but many other hotels are located nearby, particularly around Dupont Circle just a few blocks away.  Websites for hotels in proximity to the conference venue:

Mayflower Hotel (1127 Connecticut Ave, NW, between L and M Streets)
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wassh-renaissance-mayflower-hotel/

Jurys Hotel (1500 New Hampshire Ave, NW, directly on Dupont Circle)
http://www.jurys.com/usa/washington_hotel.htm

Hotel Palomar (2121 P Street, NW, two blocks west of Dupont Circle)
http://www.hotelpalomar-dc.com/

Beacon Hotel (1500 Rhode Island Ave, NW, at 17th Street)
http://www.beaconhotelwdc.com/

Courtyard by Marriott Embassy Row (1600  Rhode Island Ave, at 16th St)
http://www.courtyardembassyrow.com/

Hilton Washington Embassy Row (2015 Massachusetts Ave)
http://www.hiltonembassyrow.com/

2007 Class of US/ICOMOS International Interns
in Dupont Circle

Washington, DC is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, situated between Virginia and Maryland.

By Air: Washington is served by three major airports:

Washington, DC is served by three major airports:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Dulles International Airport (IAD), and
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)

Metro (subway) service is available from National Airport, but a taxi or shuttle service will be the best bet from Dulles or BWI into downtown Washington.

By Bus: While not the only bus service in the area, Greyhound serves Washington with regularly scheduled routes.  Numerous other alternative (inexpensive) bus lines also serve Washington from New York City.

By train: Amtrak serves Washington, DC with Union Station being the most convenient stop for the symposium.  Union Station is also on the Metro's Red line, just 4-5 stops from hotels around the Farragut Square and Dupont Circle neighborhoods.

METRO
Click on the Metro Map at right for an
interactive system map on Metro's website.