Life in the Cosmos: Travel Information
The workshop will be held at the Ripley Center on the SI Mall. A PDF map showing the location of the Ripley Center on the Mall is here.
The Ripley Center Entrance, next to the Castle on the SI Mall.
The closest airport to the SI Mall is Washington Regan International (DCA). To get from DCA to L'Enfant Plaza Hotel and the Ripley center:
Peak Fare (in effect weekdays from opening to 9:30 am and 3-7 pm and weekends midnight to closing) from DCA to L'Enfant Plaza is $2.20. Off-peak is $1.80.
AMTRAK stops at Union Station near the center of DC. To get to the Mall from the station is easy on the Metro - take the red line and change at Gallery Place to the yellow line.