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Take the METRO as much as possible. You can buy a pass that will last you a whole day, or several days, and you can litterally zip all over town going from train to train without a car. Parking is horrendous; if you can avoid it, park out of town and take the rail in -- either the Metro or Amtrak.
Also, guidebooks can help enormously here. I recommend, first, the 'Streetwise' map of Washington, which highlights not only the places to see, but the Metro stops. Second, Bob Sehlinger's 'Unofficial Guide to Washington DC.' These two got me all around town
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I’m not from DC and only moved out here recently. Where I’m from you stand on the escalator or use the stairs. And since everyone is going the same direction, up or down, there’s no need to worry about which side you stand on. It baffled me as to why people who were willing and able to walk/run the stairs would even be on the escalator….take the stairs. I was bumped, shoved, and cursed for daring to stand (to the right) on the escalator while the stairs were basically ignored. No one even noticed the cane they knocked from my hands and down the escalator except to kick it out of their way at the bottom as they zoomed by--- one person even cursed me for the tripping hazard I'd caused! If I could physically handle the stairs I would’ve taken them just to avoid such impatient and inconsiderate jerks. I wasn’t on it so I could save having to walk another 20 inches like they were….I was on it because I was physically unable to negotiate stairs at the time.
IMO, since it's actually dangerous to not know this rule on the escalators around DC, I think they should be clearly marked. Paint STAND on one side and WALK on the other. It wouldn't have saved me physical injury since I was already standing on the right, but it may save others.