Step By Step Guide: Riding the Washington Metro system

From Tania Anderson, former About.com Guide

You’ll need to sit down with a Metro map or spend some time looking at one at any of the Metro stations. Try to get your hands on a brochure called “Your Guide to Metro and the Nation’s Capital”. It’s also available on Metro’s website. Metro’s website also has a Metro system map to download and a map you can download to your iPod.