Directions to Shopping Resources

What follows is a list of some stores in The Catholic University of America area where you can find reasonable prices for groceries, cleaning supplies, pharmacy, clothing, books, stationary, etc.

Please refer to Google Maps, Apple Maps or Store locators to find which store is the most convenient according to your place of residence. The addresses listed below are the ones that we thought were most convenient based on their proximity to the CUA campus and metro or bus accessibility.

Target/Prince George's Plaza Mall miles and turn left onto 33rd Place. Turn right onto 3500 East-West Hwy., Hyattsville, MD 20782 Market Street. Go northeast on Michigan Avenue and follow into where it becomes Queens Chapel Road. Make Costco/IKEA a left onto East-West Highway/410. Target and Prince 10100 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD George's Plaza will be on your right. Go northeast on Michigan Avenue and follow into

Maryland where it becomes Queens Chapel Road. Make By Metrorail: Take the Red Line in the direction of a right onto East-West Highway. Make a left onto US- Glenmont. Get off at Fort Totten to transfer to the 1/Baltimore Avenue. Stay on Baltimore Avenue and go Green Line. Take the Green Line toward Greenbelt. Get over I-495. IKEA will be on your left and Costco will be off at Prince George's Plaza. Exit toward the left of the down Baltimore Avenue on your right. Metro and make a left on Belches Center Drive. Make a right and walk toward East-West Highway. Cross East- Home Depot/Giant/T.J. Maxx West Highway to Prince George's Mall. Target is in the 901 Rhode Island Ave., Washington, DC 20018 mall. Go southwest on Michigan Avenue and make a left onto Target/Giant/Bed Bath and Beyond/ Staples/Best Buy 4th Street (directly across from the main Basilica All of these store are located in the Columbia Heights entrance). Take4th Street to Rhode Island Avenue. area at the cross streets of the 14th Street, N.W., and Make a left on Rhode Island Avenue. Giant, Home Kenyon Street, N.W. Depot, and T.J Maxx will be on your right. Head southwest on Michigan Avenue and make a slight right on Irvin Street, N.E. stay on Irving Street, N.W. By Metrorail: Take the Red line toward Shady Grove. Turn left Onto 14th Street, N.W. Parking garages are Get off at Rhode Island Avenue. After exiting the Metro located on Park Road and at the Giant. station walk toward Rhode Island Avenue and stay on your right. There will be a ramp on your right that will By Metrorail: Take the Red Line in the direction of take you up to the plaza. Glenmont. At the Fort Totten stop you will transfer to the Green or Yellow line in the direction of Branch Pentagon City Mall Avenue and Huntington to the Columbia Heights stop. 1100 South Hayed St., Arlington, VA 22202 Once you get off at Columbia Heights, walk down 14th Start out going southwest on Michigan Avenue. Make a Street and you will find the stores. left onto . Follow North Capitol

Street for about 1.5 miles. After crossing Florida Costco Avenue, merge to the right across 2441Marjet St., N.E., Washington, DC 20018

Head east on Michigan Avenue toward Monroe Street. Safeway Turn right on Michigan Street. Drive 1.3 miles and make 514 Rhode Island Ave, N.E., Washington DC 20002 a right on to South Dakota Avenue. Drive another 1.2 Take the red line train from Brookland/CUA Metro stop toward Shady Grove. Get off at the next stop, Rhode Ellsworth Place Shopping Mall Island Ave. You will see the store from the Metro. 8661 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Here you can find several stores that carry heavily Walmart discounted clothes, real bargains! 99 H Street, N,W., Washington, DC 20001 Head west on Michigan Avenue. Make a left onto North Take a red line train from Brookland/CUA Metro station Capitol Street. Keep left to stay on North Capitol Street. in the direction of Glenmont. Get off at Silver Spring. Again, keep left to stay on North Capitol Street. Turn Exit and walk 2 blocks NE on Colesville Rd. right onto H Street. Local Shopping in Brookland A variety of shops and restaurants maybe found in By Metrorail: Take the Red Line in the direction of Monroe Street Market and the surrounding area Shady Grove. Get off at Union Station. Exit the Metro directly across Michigan Avenue from campus. Dining station and head west on Union Station. Exit the Metro options include Chipotle, Potbelly Sandwich, Brookland station and head west on Union Station Drive toward Pint, Filter Coffehouse, Starbucks, Busboys and Poets, First Street. Turn right onto First Street. Turn left toward and &pizza. Annie’s ACE Hardware offers a 10% Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right onto Massachusetts discount with you CUA I.D. Also on Michigan Avenue is Avenue. Keep right to stay on Massachusetts Avenue. Barnes & Noble, the official bookstore of The Catholic Turn right at New Jersey Avenue. Then continue onto University of America, where students can pick up their First Street. Turn right onto H Street. books, and purchase some University gear.

CVS Traveling northeast on Michigan Avenue, make a right 1716 G. Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 on 12th Street, True Value Hardware Store, CVS, and dry cleaners. If you are looking to grab a quick bite to eat, Take a red line train from Brookland/CUA metro stop enjoy our local Subway, Brookland Grill, Wings to Go, towards Shady Grove. Get off at Farragut North, then walk 3 blocks south on 17th St. NW, turn right on G St. Murray and Paul’s, Brookland’s Finest, Steel Plate, and walk 1 block west on G St. Smith Public Trust, or Menomale pizza

Ask for a Safeway Club Card at Safeway, a Target card at Target, a Bonus Card at Giant, and an ExtraCare Card at CVS. These cards will allow you to take advantage of special sales and discounts. There is NO CHARGE for having discounts cards.