Parking garage
I'm sure y'all get asked a lot on here about parking and directions and I'm sorry in advance if this is repetitive, I searched the sub and couldn't find a clear answer for my specific question. So my son is swearing into the coast guard on Thursday and my husband and I are driving him down to be able to watch. We are about 2 hours from DC and don't know our way around at all. I was debating if I should drive to Vienna and metro in? He is going to Pennsylvania Ave. Or should I drive in and attempt to safely find parking. The problem is I have a full size diesel truck ( we farm for a living) and I am noticing a lot of garages have height limits or tight spaces. I googled and Union Station came up that I could fit my truck there but I can't find out if I am able to reserve a spot or do people just drive and hope there will still be a large space available? Is that even close to Pennsylvania Ave? Also is avoiding tolls coming into DC even possible or do I have to pay them no matter what since I am going all the way into the city? Thank you again- I'm mildly overwhelmed!