Maybe it was just because it was Labour Day - but my goodness, this place is NOT a tourist attraction. It is just like a (very bad) shopping centre and the restaurants are not desirable. We went to Uno restaurant and sat there for 35 mins (no exaggeration) before asking if we could be served. The waitress said she'd get... more

I stumbled upon Union Station because I had to go there to get tickets for the bus tour of DC (that is another review, believe me). Anyway, I was pleasantly suprised. It had a book store, gift shops, chain restaurants, Victorias Secret and a bunch of other places. The grand hall in the station is gorgeous and is guarded by... more

We stayed in DC June 24-28, 2009. Our hotel was short walk from Union Station and we planned to eat several meals there to avoid the one VERY expensive restaurant in our hotel. But work days are so busy and crowded in Union Station that it is a challenge to manage for visitors (both in stores and in restauants). The... more

More than just a train station,nice selection of shops & restaurants to cater for all tastes.Its also the starting point for many of the hop on hop off tours so give yourself some time to enjoy a meal before or after the tours of the city. more

We came here to go to Baltimore, and were pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. We ate downstairs and on the way back we stopped and ate there a second time. Just a nice place to spend time. more

one of the better places to visit in DC its clean, well kept and fuctional as a small mall with places to eat and shops as well as a train/bus depot. If your going just to visit plan to visit in the middle of the day during rush hour its quite hard to manuver around the travlers who are coming... more

Planned to take the train from DC to NYC, so we went to get our train tickets and see what we needed to do in advance. We were so surprised to see such a lovely station with many shops and restaurants. It was very easy to spend time there. I've been to many train stations in Europe, but none were... more

Having travelled around Europe several times, I wanted to see what the DC train station had to offer. It was really a pretty site; however, the stores located there were a bit out of my price range. I was disappointed that they didn't really provide a way to look out at the trains and tracks if you were not travelling... more

It is a functioning station, rather than a museum. But it has some interesting architecture and it is not a bad place to sit around in calming down a bit. Have an ice cream and sit watch the statues and halls. Get some books and D.C. souvenires in the stores and cool off before moving on to other attractions. more