Nice building. Decent food options and a bunch of stores might make you forget it is a large bustling train station. Only downer was the magnolias had poor sweets and cupcakes far inferior to nyc locations

Go to Union Station, get on your train, and go home. Lots of fast food distrations, but, if you're lucky, your train will leave DC on time.

A restored Beaux-Arts and Classical building, Union Station opened on October 27, 1907. It is Amtrak's second busiest station. It has been restored and is really quite beautiful inside with places to eat and shops. My husband and I walked through and it was VERY...More

Even if not taking a train , great for a quick meal. The lower level is a delight with so much food. Has the feel of the old train stations including the great hall. Next to the overlooked Postal Museum.

Union Station , a historic hub of culture services, is a major transportation center, retail destination, and tourist resource is visited by over 40 million people a year. The superbly renovated, historic, mixed-use, intermodal transportation and shopping center located just blocks away from the U.S....More

If you are in the area Union Station is worth a walk through. The placed is load with food and shopping. It is a transportation hub for almost everything (metro, Amtrak, buses and taxi service). The architecture is very nice. It only takes about 30...More

It is the train station in Washington D.C. The building is so nice! There are some stores, coffee bars and fast food restaurants. If not travelling to another city it is worthy, just to go around