Washington Welcome Center

I like taking out of town peeps to this store. The souvenir items are quality and reasonably priced. They eve have a bathroom. It is directly across the street from Hard Rock Café.

This Welcome Center is actually a souvenir shop. Lots of Washington DC related tshirts, mugs, magnet, s keychains, you name it! You can also book tours here. It’s a nice place to stop by if you’re in the Ford’s Theater area which is just up the street. You should also go to &pizza (Ampersand Pizza) next door for lunch. It has the best made to order pizzas.

We were in the area and decided to drop by.
They have a lot of souvenirs. Yes, everything is overpriced. It’s great if you are looking for some gifts. They have a restroom in the back. It’s spacious inside, organized, and clean. Employees are sweet and quick. It’s close by to the Ford’s Theatre.

Souvenir shop and welcome center. A must HOP OFF if you get the Old Town Trolley hop on /​hop off tour. Ford Theater where President Lincoln was shot is also just across the street.

***Lots of touristy stuff here like magnets, t-​shirts, key chains, mugs, and so on; overall, they have a variety of stuff and there are a few useful things like maps, but you will find much nicer take home items at the actual landmarks and museums like The Museum of Natural History***
This store is located in Downtown DC. Nearby parking might be difficult to find and expensive.

The person that works there are SO RUDE!!! it is DEFINITELLY not a WELCOMEing place. We were looking for a USB with Washington DC commemorative design on it. The lady keep saying that they are a gift shop. I am in the wrong place. I should goto Radio Shack or some place like that.
I try to explain to her that we are specifically looking for a USB that has Washington DC Design on it. She just did not get it.
It is OK if shed does not get it. But the way she handled us was very rude. Washington Welcome Center??? really???

store was nice & clean but personnel was very rude and unfriendly. i only bought 1 souvenir and it was a t-​shirt — sorry i chose to spend any money at this store — i did not realize at the time this was «Washington Welcome Center» — personnel should be addressed as to their conduct with «tourist» — i had picked up a t-​shirt from a desk which had a size — $ 6.99 & Up — i did not realize this — so when i walked to cashier and rung up it came out $ 10.69!!! whow what happened to $ 6.99? so when i asked — person behind cashier almost spanked me — saying out loud — it does say $ 6.99 & UP!!! when i asked ok, where is the $ 6.99 one she basically looked at me and pointed to the desk once again, over there, you have to check each one… ok when working with the public especially in a place were you deal with alot of people from out of town, i believe your first priority should be patience, not disrespect or talking down to someone. she made me feel very unfortunately by the way her tone of voice was. as a chose a $ 6.99 t-​shirt and went to pay — she asked if i needed a bag (well being used to home where when you usually buy something at a store it is automatically placed in bag) I said yes thank you —- then i noticed she added on 5 cents to the purchase for the bag!!! i was not advised there was a charge for the bag, it was just assumed that i would know this. point in case — it is not about the $ 6.99 or the darn 5 cents — its about this person being so darn rude that i chose not to continue browsing for anything else in that store, nor will i recommend anyone to go shopping here. there are plenty of street vendors which i am sure are selling the same quality t-​shirts and even maybe cheaper or at least with a better attitude towards the spending public!

Unlike the other souvenir shops on this block, this place is actually clean and big. T-​Shirts as low as $ 5.99 (OK, probably crappy T-​Shirts) and all sorts of patriotic swag including hot sauces, candies and my personal fav, Presidential Toilet Brushes! Now I finally have something that really serves George Bush’s purposes. George’s Bush… meet Adam B.‘s ‘Bush’.