Parking With Parkmobile

When we lived on Capitol Hill we had to park on the street. We also had to have parking stickers to prove we were residents. That was then. Now we live in northern Virginia and we miss our street parking parking stickers! Now we know why anyone who came to visit us appreciated the visitor parking passes we also had because we were residents. Now we either find a parking space that has two hour parking and make sure we are in and out within two hours, or we use the parkmobile app. When we attend programs at the Library of Congress we can usually find a two hour designated spot. But when we are about town looking for photos for my weekly challenge we usually use park mobile. The best place is at the tidal basin because it’s a best kept secret - unless it’s cherry blossom time when you avoid it like the plague. The next best place are the streets inside the National Mall. Our favorites are by the Smithsonian castle or the American Indian Musuem. When all else fails we park on independence Avenue across from the American Indian museum. Once in a while we go back to our neighborhood and park by our condo building in a two hour space. But you really need to read the signs that are posted to avoid tickets or tows. And it can be very confusing if you are a non resident. The average rate is about four dollars for an hour and a half. So now we spend about sixteen dollars a month for parking because we do try to visit every week - just to get out of the house. Is it worth it? Sometimes. At least we have an option.