The Portals

The Portals is a cool sounding name for an otherwise drab public parking garage. It’s located off Maryland Avenue, SW right next the the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
It’s a good place to park if you are down in the section of DC visiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Smithsonian, FCC, etc. I usually drive all the way to the bottom level — P4 and then look for a parking spot — in the past it’s been a waste of time to drive through each of the upper levels looking for a spot.
They accept credit cards for payment upon exit.