Directions & Parking

The Florida Avenue Baptist Church is at 623 Florida Ave. NW, Washington DC (6th and Florida Ave.) and is easily accessible by public transportation. If you are taking the Metro rail, exit at the Shaw/Howard University stop on the Green line, take the exit marked “Howard University”, walk north on 7th St. to Florida Ave., turn right and the church is on the left. Its about 1 ½ blocks. You may also reach the church by taking the following bus routes: 70, 71, 90, 92, and 96.

• From Maryland - Traveling West
  Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295) to New York Avenue (R-50). Take New York Avenue to Florida Avenue and turn right. Take Florida Avenue to 6th St. and the church will be on your right.

• From Maryland - Traveling South
  Take I-95 to I-495 (Silver Spring). Take I-495 to Georgia Avenue (Silver Spring). Take Georgia Avenue to Florida Ave., turn left and the church will be on your left.

• From Maryland - Traveling North
  Following I-295 North across the 11th Street Bridge. Go through tunnel (I-395 North) to the 3rd Street Tunnel. Take the 3rd Street Tunnel to Massachusetts Avenue exit. (You will actually be on New Jersey Avenue not Massachusetts Avenue.) Take New Jersey Avenue to Florida Avenue and turn left. Take Florida Avenue to 6th St. and the church will be on your right.

• From Virginia - Traveling East
  Follow Shirley Highway (I-395) East through the 3rd Street Tunnel (I-395 North) to the Massachusetts Avenue exit. (You will actually be on New Jersey Avenue not Massachusetts Avenue.) Take New Jersey Avenue to Florida Avenue and turn left. Take Florida Avenue to 6th St. and the church will be on your right.

OR

Take I-66 East across the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge to Constitution Avenue. Take Constitution Avenue (23rd Street is at the end of the bridge) to 7th Street and turn left. Make a right at Florida Ave. and the church is on the left.

• From Virginia - Traveling North
  Take I-95 to I-395 to the 12th Street exit. Turn right onto Constitution Avenue. Follow Constitution Avenue to 7th Street and turn left. Follow 7th Street to Florida Ave. and turn right. The church is on the left.

Parking:

Street parking is available in the areas surrounding the church. There is a parking lot for the church which is accessed by turning north on Bohrer St. from Florida Ave. The parking lot is on the left. Parking is also available in the parking lot of the Howard University Hospital, which charges $4.50 for three hours.