11:00 am Choral Eucharist

St. John’s, Lafayette Square16th and H Streets, NW

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 347-8766

Tours of St. John’s Church and Parish House take place on Sundays after the 11:00 AM service, free of charge. 

Named among the top ten places to do “Afternoon Tea like a royal” by the Travel Channel, Willard InterContinental is the premier venue for Afternoon Tea in Washington, D.C. Seated among the grandeur of Peacock Alley, guests to Willard’s traditional Afternoon Tea enjoy a broad selection of the finest estate and boutique blended loose leaf teas by the J’enwey Tea Company, savory finger sandwiches, decadent pastries, and Willard’s famous freshly baked scones. 

Price: $90 per adult or $102 with a glass of champagne | $65 per child (3-12 years of age)

Hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. seating

Make your reservation via OpenTable or call +1 202 942 7010

The White House Visitor Center, located at 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (map), offers visitors a window into the president's iconic home. Admission is free. The park's operating hours and seasons webpage lists the current hours. Security screening, similiar to TSA-style airport security, is required for entry to the visitor center. 

Open every day 7:30 AM–4:00 PM

The sidewalks through President's Park allow you to explore the grounds at your leisure. To help you find all the monuments and learn a little bit about them, we've divided them up into two sections for you to explore, the Northern Trail through Lafayette Park and the Southern Trail through the Ellipse. In either area, you have the opportunity to learn about some of the individuals and events which have shaped our nation's history.

Both trails start at the White House Visitor Center, located at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

The northern trail takes you to Sherman Park, where the famous general once reviewed the troops returning from the Civil War, then north to Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park and ends at the majestic First Division Monument.

The southern trail leaves the visitor center and winds its way around the magnificent open parade ground known as the Ellipse, past monuments, memorials, and fountains, ending at the fence surrounding the White House South Lawn.

The National Christmas Tree site is free to visit. This usually happens on December 1.

1500 K Street NW, Suite 700 DC 20005

Tel: (202) 796-2500 | Fax: (202) 796-2509

ask-npf@nationalparks.org 

Learn more at nps.gov 

December 1 till December 23.  6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Willard Hotel is located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue (MAP), just two blocks east of The White House. It is a luxury hotel, with a history of famous guests over the years. In addition to Lincoln, Presidents Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Taft, Wilson, Coolidge and Harding all stayed at the Willard.  President Grant also stayed there, and frequented the Willard lobby during his presidency, where he coined the term “lobbyists.”  And two vice-presidents actually lived there during their terms in office. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in his hotel room at the Willard in 1963 in the days before delivering it from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.  The Willard also hosted Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words for The Battle Hymn of the Republic in her room at the hotel early one morning.  Among the Willard’s many other notable guests are P. T. Barnum, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, General Tom Thumb, Samuel Morse, the Duke of Windsor, Harry Houdini, Gypsy Rose Lee, Gloria Swanson, Emily Dickinson, Charles Dickens, and Buffalo Bill. 

There is free parking all over Washington DC if you know where to look. Free spaces in D.C. can be located in various residential areas and loading zones. Plus, parking spots that are usually paid are actually free on Sundays.  If you find a metered spot that’s open on a Sunday, you’re home free. To find those free parking spots, here is what you need:

1. An understanding of where those spots exist. (Check out this free parking map!)

2. Some general knowledge about parking regulations so that when you’re parking in a spot – you know it’s free at that time.