Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd.
Glen Echo, MD 20812
Dances: Friday Main & Late; Saturday Main & Late
Floor: wood (fast)
Best way to get there: Driving/Carpool
Public transit: Red line to Friendship Heights metro station, then transfer to 29 bus to MacArthur Blvd & Goldsboro Rd. Note: the last bus to leave Glen Echo on Friday is at 10:13p and Saturday is 8:40p.
Parking: Large parking lot. Newcomers sometimes have a hard time with this, so read on and/or check out Glen Echo’s parking page. Enter the parking lot on MacArthur Blvd across from the Glen Echo Shopping Center (which has a 7-Eleven). It’s a huge, free lot, and then you walk across a little footbridge and up a winding path to get to the Park. The Ballroom is then straight ahead, behind the carousel and picnic benches.
Dupont Circle
1 Dupont Cir NW
Washington, DC 20036
Dances: Saturday Afternoon
Floor: rough concrete
Best way to get there: Metro/Rideshare/Taxi
Public transit: Red line to Dupont Circle.
Parking: Not recommended, but feasible on a Saturday. Parking may be limited to two hours. Pay close attention to signs/meters.
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc50.htm
U St/African American Civil War Memorial
10th St NW & U St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Dances: Sunday Afternoon
Floor: smooth-ish concrete
Best way to get there: Metro/Rideshare/Taxi
Public transit: Green/Yellow line to U St station. Exit the metro at the 10th St exit.
Parking: Feasible on a Sunday; parking may be limited to two hours in some locations. Pay close attention to signs/meters.
http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/
Caldwell Hall
Caldwell Hall
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC 20064
Dances: Sunday Main
Floor: wood
Best way to get there: Driving/Carpool or Metro
Public transit: Red line to Brookland-CUA
Parking: Adjacent parking lot. Free during the Sunday main dance.