The Rome Building is located on 1619 Massachusetts Ave NW in the Dupont Circle area. The easiest way to reach the Rome Building is by Metro. Get off at the Dupont Circle stop and exit the Dupont South tunnel. Turn around to face Dupont Circle and go around counterclockwise until you get to Massachusetts Ave. Turn right and the Rome Building is located three blocks down on the left(north) side of the street. Please note that you will pass SAIS' main building between 18th and 19th St. The Summer Institute is in the Rome building one block down from the main building on the left (north) side of Massachussets Ave..

By Car

The following directions can be used if you are driving to SAIS from a point of origin outside Washington, D.C.

From the North:
Follow I-95 South to the Washington Capitol Beltway I-495 West. Take Exit 31 and turn left onto Route 97 South. Turn right onto 16th St. NW and proceed into Washington, D.C. Cross O St. NW, and turn right onto Massachusetts Ave. NW at Scott Circle. SAIS will be on your right, about a block and a half from Dupont Circle.

From the South:
Follow I-95 North, which turns into I-395 North and leads to the 14th St. Bridge and downtown Washington. Once you have crossed the 14th St. Bridge, continue north on 14th St. to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue at Thomas Circle. Enter the rotary, go two thirds of the way around the circle and take Massachusetts Avenue west. SAIS will be on your left between 17th and 18th Streets.

From the West:
Follow Route 66 East over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to Constitution Ave., and turn left onto 18th St. Travel north on 18th St. until you reach Massachusetts Ave. Turn right and travel east for about half a block. SAIS will be on your right.

From the East:
Follow Route 50 West, which leads to New York Ave. NW. New York Ave. NW becomes Mount Vernon Place NW, which becomes Massachusetts Ave. NW. Travel west on Massachusetts Ave. until you reach SAIS, which will be on your left between 17th and 18th Streets.

Page last updated June 24, 2008