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Metro to the National Postal Museum

Closest Metro Stop:
Unioin Station Sightseeing Washington DC Smithsonian
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Washington DC Tour Phone: (202) 633-5555

Washington DC Tour Address: 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002

The closest metro station to the National Postal Museum is the Union Station (Red line) of the Washington DC Metro System. Leave the station through the Massachusetts Avenue exit. As you get off the escalator, the National Postal Museum will be across the street. Use the map and directions below to find suggested routes to the museum.

From Union Station
Washington DC Tour Head south on 1st Street NE

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The Museum

The National Postal Museum includes galleries and exhibitions featuring America's postal history. Particularly, their collection of international stamps is amazing. The museum also has a great collection of historical transportation vehicles from the old mail horse carriages to the current mail trunks. Inside the building, there is a stamp store where you can buy current issues of stamps.

Hours of Operation

The National Postal Museum is open from 10a.m. - 5:30 p.m. every day except December 25.

The Library is open from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. It is open to the public by appointment only and is closed on Federal holidays.

Admission

Admission to the Museum is FREE and no tickets are required for entrance to the museum.

Parking

Street parking is available near the National Postal Museum and all-day paid parking is available at Union Station, located next to the Museum.

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