Editing National Mall (section)

===Public transportation===
[[File:WMATA Smithsonian.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|The [[Smithsonian (WMATA station)|Smithsonian station]] of the [[Washington Metro]] in 2021]]
The National Mall is accessible via the [[Washington Metro]], with the [[Smithsonian (WMATA station)|Smithsonian station]] located on the south side of the Mall, near the Smithsonian Institution Building between the Washington Monument and the United States Capitol.<ref>Multiple sources:
* {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308054319/http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/publictransportation.htm|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url=http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/publictransportation.htm|title=Public Transportation |work=National Mall, District of Columbia|date=February 7, 2018|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/smithsonian.cfm|title=Smithsonian Station|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201030258/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/smithsonian.cfm|archive-date=December 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Federal Triangle (WMATA station)|Federal Triangle]], [[Archives (WMATA station)|Archives]], [[Judiciary Square station|Judiciary Square]] and [[Union Station (WMATA station)|Union Station]] Metro stations are also located near the Mall, to the north.<ref>Multiple sources:
* {{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119183821/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/federal-triangle.cfm|archive-date=January 19, 2021|url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/federal-triangle.cfm|title=Federal Triangle Station|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] |access-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/archives.cfm|title=Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter Station|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227120404/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/archives.cfm|archive-date=February 27, 2021|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/union-station.cfm|title=Union Station|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117182256/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/union-station.cfm|archive-date=January 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[L'Enfant Plaza (WMATA station)|L'Enfant Plaza]], [[Federal Center SW (WMATA station)|Federal Center Southwest]] and [[Capitol South (WMATA station)|Capitol South]] Metro stations are located several blocks south of the Mall.<ref>Multiple sources:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/lenfant-plaza.cfm|title=L'Enfant Plaza Station |publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] |access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201021635/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/lenfant-plaza.cfm|archive-date=December 1, 2020|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/federal-ctr-sw.cfm|title=Federal Center SW Station |publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202041429/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/federal-ctr-sw.cfm|archive-date=December 2, 2020|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/capitol-south.cfm|title=Capitol South Station|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107202745/https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/capitol-south.cfm|archive-date=November 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]] and the [[DC Circulator]] make scheduled stops near the Mall.<ref>Multiple sources:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/0_WMA_MAG_DC_21x34_200525.pdf|title=Central Washington, DC, Map|work=Metrobus Route Map: Washington, DC|publisher=[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825075445/https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/0_WMA_MAG_DC_21x34_200525.pdf|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.dccirculator.com/explore/where-we-go/national-mall/|title=National Mall|work=Circulator Route Map|publisher=[[DC Circulator]]|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825080326/https://www.dccirculator.com/explore/where-we-go/national-mall/|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413023049/https://www.dccirculator.com/getting-around-dc-faq/|archive-date=April 13, 2018|url=https://www.dccirculator.com/getting-around-dc-faq/|title=The National Mall Route FAQs: DC Circulator - National Mall Service|publisher=[[DC Circulator]]|access-date=August 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>