Penn Quarter is a revitalized historic neighborhood in downtown Washington, DC. The name “Penn Quarter” is relatively new and not so widely known. The area may also be called Old Downtown by some. Most people refer to the neighborhood as “near the MCI Center” (now the Verizon Center). Since the opening of the MCI Center in 1997, Penn Quarter has become an arts and entertainment district with new restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, art galleries, theaters and trendy stores.
Location: North of Pennsylvania Avenue, halfway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building and just south of Chinatown

Metro Stations Near Penn Quarter:
Gallery Place/Chinatown
Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter

Major Attractions in Penn Quarter:
Verizon Center
National Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum
International Spy Museum
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
Gallery Place
Washington Convention Center
Chinatown
US Navy Memorial
Marian Koshland Science Museum
National Museum of Women in the Arts
National Building Museum
Warner Theatre
Shakespeare Theatre
National Theatre
Ford’s Theatre
Woolly Mammoth Theatre
E Street Cinema