D.C.
Metro

Move around the city quickly with Metro.
D.C.
Metrobus

Explore places where Metro doesn't go.
DC Circulator Bus

Need to get to Georgetown?
Take the Circulator!

Vietnam Women's Memorial - Washington DC

Closest Metro Stops:
Smithsonian Washington DC vacation
Foggy Bottom-GWU
View Metro Map

Washington DC vacation Hours: 24 hours

Washington DC vacation Phone: 1 (866) 822-8963

Washington DC vacation Website: vietnamwomensmemorial.org

Washington DC vacation Address: 5 Henry Bacon Dr NW, Washington, DC 20242

The Vietnam Women's Memorial is near two metro stations: Smithsonian Station and Foggy Bottom-GWU Station. Both stations are on the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines of the Metro System. The Smithsonian Station has two exits; make sure to leave the station through the "12th St & Independence Ave SW" exit. Use the map and directions below to find suggested routes to the memorial.

Vietnam Women's Memorial - Washington DC

From Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station
Approximately 0.8 mile, 15 min walk
vacation Walk south on 23rd Street NW toward H Street NW.
Turn left at Constitution Avenue NW.

From Smithsonian Metro Station
Approximately 1.2 mile, 24 min walk
vacation The Smithsonian Station has two exits. Leave the station through the "12th St & Independence Ave SW" exit.
Washington DC vacation Head west on Independence Ave SW toward 14th St SW (toward the Washington Monument).
Turn right on 17th St NW.
Turn left onto Constitution Ave NW.

Vietnam Women's Memorial

The Vietnam Women's Memorial is dedicated to the women who served during the Vietnam War. As in many famous wars, the women who served were mainly nurses. The memorial depicts three women (Faith, Hope, and Charity) aiding a wounded soldier. Faith is the woman praying, Hope is the woman looking upward, and Charity is the woman assisting the soldier. The memorial is a reminder of great compassion in the midst of horrible conflict.

The Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated just yards from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall, on November 11, 1993.

The dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial represented the culmination of a 10-year struggle by thousands of volunteers who overcame controversy, rejection, and challenge by those who thought that a women's memorial was not needed.

Hours of Operation

Visitors may visit the memorial 24 hours a day.

Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily and to provide interpretive programs every hour on the hour from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.

Parking

Street parking in Washington DC is restricted from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. Make sure to see signs for site specific restrictions. Free on-street parking is restricted to two hours (ticketing/towing enforced).

Limited, free day-long parking is available along Ohio Drive SW which is along the Potomac River south of the Lincoln Memorial or in Lots A, B, and C south of the Jefferson Memorial.

Additional parking lots and on-street parking can be found in East Potomac Park along Ohio Drive, SW between Buckeye Drive and Hains Point.

D.C. Metro

D.C. Metrobus

DC Circulator Bus

Vietnam Women's Memorial - Washington DC

Vietnam Women's Memorial

Hours of Operation

Parking

D.C.
Metro

D.C.
Metrobus