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Directions to WAMU 88.5

September 2, 2011

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Our studios are located at:
4000 Brandywine Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20016-8082

Via metro: Take the Red Line and get off at the Tenleytown/AU Metro station. Use the east exit and walk two blocks north on Wisconsin Ave. to Brandywine St. Turn right and walk half a block to 4000 Brandywine St. on the right.

From downtown: Take Massachusetts Ave. north; turn right on Wisconsin Ave. Two blocks north of Tenley Circle, turn right onto Brandywine St. (at the CVS pharmacy). Go half a block to 4000 Brandywine on your right.

From Maryland via Massachusetts Avenue: Take Massachusetts Ave. south to Ward Circle, where Massachusetts meets Nebraska Ave. Go 3/4 of the way around the circle onto Nebraska Ave. heading east. Go about one mile and turn left onto Wisconsin Ave. at Tenley Circle. Go two blocks north and turn right onto Brandywine St. (at the CVS pharmacy). Go half a block to 4000 Brandywine St. on the right.

From Maryland via Connecticut Avenue: From the Beltway, take the Connecticut Avenue exit. Follow Connecticut Ave. south for approx. 3 miles and make a right onto Nebraska Avenue. Follow Nebraska Ave. for less than a mile. Turn right on Albemarle St.; follow for two blocks to Wisconsin Ave. Turn right onto Wisconsin St., then take the second right onto Brandywine St. (at the CVS pharmacy) and go half a block to 4000 Brandywine St. on the right.

From Virginia: Come into DC across the Key Bridge. Bear left at end of bridge onto Canal Road. Stay in the right lane, bearing right up the hill. You are now on Foxhall Road. Continue north until it ends at Nebraska Ave. Bear right onto Nebraska Ave. and follow it through Ward Circle; continue driving east to Wisconsin Ave. Turn left onto Wisconsin Ave. at Tenley Circle, drive two blocks north, and turn right onto Brandywine St. (at the CVS pharmacy). Go half a block to 4000 Brandywine St. on the right.

Parking: There is metered street parking near the building. Participating guests of WAMU programs should inquire with the show's producer about parking permits.

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