TEMPORARILY CLOSED
As a public health precaution due to COVID-19, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are temporarily closed to the public as of Monday, November 23. For more information, visit www.si.edu/museums.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except December 25. Admission is free.
Where We Are
Street Address:
National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
Mailing Address:
National Postal Museum
P.O. Box 37012 MRC 570
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Telephone:
(202) 633-5555
Public Transportation
Metro
Take Metro's Red Line to Union Station. As you exit the station, the National Postal Museum will be across the street. For a detailed Metrorail street map, please visit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority website.
DC Circulator Bus
Courtesy of Circulator
For inexpensive and convenient bus service through downtown Washington, DC with stops adjacent to the National Postal Museum and Union Station, try the DC Circulator Bus. For a detailed route map and current schedule information, visit: www.dccirculator.com.
Taxis
Museum visitors can usually find taxis either in front of the museum or in front of Union Station.
Airport Ground Transportation
Reagan National Airport (DCA)
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
Driving
From Maryland Arriving from the East
Follow New York Avenue (west) into the city.
Turn left on First Street, N.E.
Drive about 12 blocks to the National Postal Museum.
The Museum will be on your right at the corner of Massachusetts
Avenue and North Capitol Street.
From Maryland Arriving from the West or North
Take the Capitol Beltway
Exit on New Hampshire Avenue (south)
Follow New Hampshire Avenue, which will turn into North Capitol Street when you enter the District of Columbia.
Keep driving south on North Capitol to Massachusetts Avenue. The Museum will be on your left at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol.
From Virginia
Follow I-395 north
Take the Massachusetts Avenue exit
Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue (going east)
The National Postal Museum will be on your left at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street.
