The closest Metrorail stations are Union Station and Capitol South. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Located at New Hampshire Avenue NW and the Rock Creek Parkway, the Kennedy Center is not only our national performing arts center, but a memorial to President John F. Kennedy. The center contains an opera house, a concert hall, two theaters and a movie theater, all of which are busy most nights of the year. The Center also features a Hall of States and Hall of Nations, hung with the flags of all the nations of the world and of all U.S. states and territories. Public tours are available daily from 10 am-1 pm, and are 50 minutes in duration.
Public parking is offered for a reasonable fee under the building.
The nearest Metrorail station is Foggy Bottom, but it is several blocks away. The rooms, which are used for official functions hosted by the Secretary of State, house a collection of 18th Century American furniture, paintings and decorative arts. This tour is considered a fine arts tour, and is not recommended for children under the age of 12. Strollers are not permitted in the Reception Rooms, and there is no storage area for personal belongings. Due to security regulations, the State Department requires advance notice of the full names of all visitors, and for groups of more than five, social security numbers and dates of birth.