The Smithsonian - National Gallery of Art Loop is the purple line of the DC Circulator bus. The bus loops around the National Mall, from 17th Street NW to 4th Street NW along Constitution Avenue NW, and back around Independence Avenue NW. The route provides door-to-door service to individual museums, as well as easy access to the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial.
The Smithsonian - National Gallery of Art Loop route eliminates the long walks between museums and monuments and individual galleries, but only runs on weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bus Route/Stops: Counter Clockwise
Bus Stop | Metro Nearby | Touristic Attractions | |
1 | Constitution Ave & 17th St NW | World War II Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington Monument |
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2 | Constitution Ave & 14th St NW | Museum of American History |
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3 | Constitution Ave & 10th St NW | Federal Triangle Metro | Museum of Natural History |
4 | Constitution Ave & 7th St NW | Archives-Navy-Penn Quarter | |
5 | Constitution Ave & 6th St NW | ||
6 | Constitution Ave & 4th St NW | ||
7 | 1st St & Maryland Ave NE | U.S. Capitol U.S. Supreme Court |
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Bus Route/Stops: Clockwise
Bus Stop | Metro Nearby | Touristic Attractions | |
1 | Independence Ave & 2nd St SW | U.S. Botanic Gardens Bartholdi Fountain Capitol Reflecting Pool |
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2 | Independence Ave & 4th St SW | National Museum of the American Indian |
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3 | Independence Ave & 6th St SW | National Air & Space Museum |
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4 | Independence Ave & 9th St SW | National Museum of African Art Arts & Industries Building Hirshorn Museum |
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5 | Independence Ave & 10th St SW | Smithsonian Metro | National Gallery of Art |
6 | Independence Ave & 14th St SW | Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Gallery Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington Monument |
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7 | Constitution Ave & 17th St NW | ||
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