If you’re watching across the river in Virginia, the Mount Vernon Trail provides some great lookout points for the fireworks.

Headed to the National Mall or downtown D.C. on the Fourth of July? Here’s what to know about road closures, the best Metro stations and accessing the fireworks viewing area.

The National Mall will be closed between 14th Street and the Lincoln Memorial from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 for a security sweep. All visitors entering that area after 1 p.m. will be ...

The U.S. Army is marking its 250th anniversary with a dramatic procession through the streets of the nation’s capital ...

But the National Mall and Eastern Market to L’Enfant Plaza routes will not be replaced, nor will bus coverage between Woodley Park and 14th Street NW. That’s the deal Metro has made with city ...