Yeah, the street is another park. The avenues named after states are typically important routes in DC, but this one, because it goes from the White House to the Capitol (above), is particularly significant. I took the photo from the top of the Old Post Office Tower, which is one of the tallest buildings in DC. The former owner recently sold it to the Waldorf Astoria, but the park service continues running tours.

I took the Metro to Federal Triangle, walked across the street, went around the corner of the hotel to the right, turned left down the steps, and found the entrance that takes you to the elevator to the top. There are helpful rangers there who know an awful lot about the city’s history. One let me know that Pennsylvania Avenue is on the Washington-Rochambeau Trail, since that’s part of the route that the British took when they burned the White House and other public buildings during the War of 1812. Fortunately, it’s very rare for violent people to march down Pennsylvania Avenue causing mayhem, death and disrupting our Democracy. Hopefully it won’t happen again.