Originally Posted by
IADCAflyer
And since we're talking a Saturday night, I would strongly advise against Metro because with the system being as f**ked as it is now, its only going to be worse on a Saturday. Indeed, from 12/6 to 12/24, Metro is going to be SHUT down on the Blue line from Pentagon to Rosslyn - meaning your access to any Mall monuments is going to be quite circuitous.
You could take the Yellow Line right to L'Enfant Plaza or Archives, both of which are within a block of the Mall. But, yeah, it would be a bit of a walk to any of the monuments.
Also, the dates for that Blue Line shutdown may be changing, based on yesterday's news story.
I would base the decision on how to do this on a combination of the weather forecast and a check of wmata.com to find out what the track work situation is.