National Postal Museum
Explore currently available exhibitions at the Smithsonian museum beside Union Station, checking visitor guidelines and opening information.
Visitor details ↗Northeast & Anacostia / Find your place
NoMa & Union Market
Public collections · Market food · Urban trail
Explore this area →
A place worth knowing
Make room for NoMa & Union Market.
Choose a public collection, a market meal or a manageable urban-trail segment. NoMa, Union Station and the Union Market area are neighboring places rather than one venue.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Union Market District
Choose a current market or neighborhood dining stop and check individual business hours and event arrangements.
Visitor details ↗Metropolitan Branch Trail
Select a suitable section of the District’s urban trail and consult current construction and detour information.
Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
Explore local restaurants, cafés and places to pause around NoMa & Union Market.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around NoMa & Union Market. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Washington, D.C. places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Explore published local places nationwide. D.C. neighborhood guides and visitor links are available above.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real DC photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Union Market DC 01.jpg — Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- National Shrine.jpg — Joseph Leonardo, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Frederick Douglass' House.jpg — Peter Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Brookland, NoMa & Union Market, Anacostia. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
District boundary: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Area markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. These are editorial discovery areas, not official ward boundaries. Washington, D.C. is a federal district, not a state.