Logistics

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Logistics - Local Directions, Lodging, Restaurants, and Services

Directions to NASA HQ:

NASA Headquarters is located at: 300 E Street S.W., Washington, D.C. (between 3rd and 4th Streets). Please enter through the 400 E Street, SW entrance. This is the main entrance on E St near 4th and leads directly to the James E. Webb Auditorium:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/hq/about/map.html

Lodging:

The following hotels are close to NASA HQ. This does not imply or constitute an endorsement of any kind:
Marriott Residence Inn
333 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 484-8280

Holiday Inn
550 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 479-4000
Block Name: NASA History Meeting-Block Confirmation Number: NH4.
The Government rate is $211.00.
For room reservations please visit: Holiday Inn reservations
or call the hotel directly ASAP.

Channel Inn Hotel
650 Water St, S.W.
Washington, DC 20024-2422
Toll Free: (800) 368-5668
Local: (202) 554-2400
Fax: (202) 863-1164
The government rate is $119.00.
Block Name: NASA History Meeting-Block Confirmation Number: 167430.

Restaurants:

NASA HQ offers two onsite dining options, both on the east end of the building on the first floor. A variety of other nearby options follows, though this list is hardly exhaustive.

Grand Deli Cafe - Accessed from the street or from the east lobby of the NASA HQ building, this sandwich shop offers breakfast, hot grill items, cold sandwiches and a variety of salads, snacks, desserts and beverages. You may place your order ahead of time by calling (202) 554-8826.

Grand Deli Cafeteria: Near the exit doors of the east lobby, this cafeteria style restaurant offers an International hot and cold buffet daily.

Cafe 59 - 409 3rd St SW, Washington, DC 20024

Ford Office Building Cafeteria - 3rd Street SW across the street from Federal Center SW Metro Station. Enter through security checkpoint, take second left off of main hall, then go left again.

McDonalds - 400 C Street, SW. (202) 484-0803. Offers a complimentary WiFi hotspot.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop: 409 3rd Street SW, next to the Federal Center SW Metro Station. Phone: (202) 863-3965. Fax: (202) 863-3956. Online and phone/fax orders are welcome.

Quiznos - 400 C Street, SW. Phone: (202) 646-0300. Online and phone orders are welcome.

Subway - 525 School St SW Ste 1, Washington, DC 20024

Wall Street Deli - 400 4th Street, SW. (202) 554-0099. Online and phone/fax orders are welcome.

Stores and Services:

Convenience Store : HQ building, East Lobby near the guard’s station
Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CVS 500 C Street, SW.

Drycleaner Enter from the front of the building near the East side. Provides same day service, dry cleaning and shirt laundry service and alterations and repairs. Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Post Office
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There is a small full-service post office located in the West Lobby. You can buy stamps and weigh and mail packages.

NASA Federal Credit Union Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Credit Union is located in the West Lobby. This is a full-service credit union with an ATM.

Gift Shop (also known as NASA Exchange Store)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 – 4 p.m.

Library Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The library is located in the West Lobby at Headquarters. The library is a convenient area for meeting with visitors to NASA HQ, offering a pleasant environment. They have meeting tables, comfortable furniture, and relatively private areas for small meetings. In addition, the library is occasionally available for special events.

Page Editor: Stephen Garber, Historian
NASA Official: Bill Barry, Supervisory Historian

For further information please email histinfo@hq.nasa.gov