For more information on riding buses in Washington DC, see Washington DC#Get_around. The following are the main bus routes operating in Adams Morgan, along with links to timetables and route maps. The closest stop to Adams Morgan is the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stop on the Red Line, which is actually a 15 minute walk from the bars on 18th street. Morgan Elementary School (now defunct) and the all-white John Quincy Adams Elementary School.įor more information on riding the Metrorail in Washington DC, see Washington DC#Get_around. The name 'Adams Morgan' is derived from the names of two formerly segregated area elementary schools - the all-black Thomas P. It's more than just nightlife though-it's a lovely, historic, culturally vibrant neighborhood, full of eccentric shopping, outdoor markets, international restaurants, and community murals! After midnight on weekends, it gets so packed full of revelers that it's hard to move down the sidewalk. It's a great place to see the city at its most dynamic people from all walks of life, culture, race, sexual orientation, immigrants, natives, transplants, etc. There are plenty of great ethnic restaurants, most often offering a better value for your money than other parts of the city. Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in north-central Washington DC just west of Columbia Heights and north of Shaw.ġ8th Street in Adams Morgan contains a denser population of bars and clubs than anywhere else in Washington DC.
