I do have to say that once you figure out the Metro it does work
nicely. They run frequently and seem to run on time. It is more
complicated than other city trains I've taken but it works.

We loved the Metro!

When we visited D.C. in 2000, we didn't rent a car, choosing to ride the
Metro every day instead, and were delighted to find that it was clean, fast,
and went right where we wanted to go. (You're right, though -- figuring out
the fare system seemed to be overly complex.)

Just be careful where you go. On our last day we were "out" of museums, so
we went looking for the Navy Museum, which we discovered was located in or
near a pretty scary part of town.

I knew something was up when the station we got off at appeared to be
brand-spanking new -- and completely empty. When we ventured up the stairs
to street level, we took one look around and decided to get back on the
train... But the subway system itself was wonderful.
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