Storage Lockers in Washington DC, Close to the White House

If you are going to the White House, there are no cameras, purses or virtually anything other than a wallet allowed for White House Tours. Take the Metro to the Federal Triangle, Woodrow Wilson Plaza. The Museum of Natural History and The Museum of American History have storage lockers for only 25 cents but they are only for Museum patrons. So, do not plan on leaving your personal items there if you are not actually visiting the Museum. Apparently some people have wanted to store their suitcases there while they did their sight seeing of Washington D.C. This is definately NOT allowed. Please know that those lockers are for the use of those museums’ visitors only, and they cannot accommodate the storage of bags for those who may wish to visit elsewhere; it is considered a security risk.

We have gone to the White House twice now on two separate trips to Washinton D.C. The fist time we took a cab: "Driver, take me to the White House." The second time, we took the Metro. The Metro is much cheaper. Yes, it is a little bit of walking but, all in all, its not that bad. Its too close to take a cab and too much screwing around to take a bus. Might as well just walk it. There are also lockers at the Union Station. The Storage Lockers at Union Station cost $2.00 an hour for small bags and $5.00 an hour for a suitcase as of 2008. Stay away from Admiral Farragut Park. It is crawling with vagrants. I was verbally assulted there because I took a picture of the statue of Admiral Farragut. A homeless person thought I was taking a picture of him ( he was in the picture but it was no close-up and I must have been 50 yards away from him and the statue, and ran me down and single and then double cursed me.