Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW., Washington.

Others had dogs on long leashes or mirrors on poles and were checking out cars parked along Jefferson Drive in front of the building.

Carmine Montemurro, who has lived at 21 Jefferson Drive since late 1996, has found the Sunday traffic to be a nuisance.

They are free and available at the monument kiosk located at 15th Street and Jefferson Drive.

Freer Gallery of Art - Jefferson Drive and 12th Street, SW.

Ripley Center International Gallery - 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW.

Smithsonian Castle - 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW.

Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Drive, SW.

Runners move along Jefferson Drive and turn onto the 14th Street to marathon's "Beat the Bridge" checkpoint at mile 20 before returning to Virginia.

The museum, at 900 Jefferson Drive, S.W., is open daily.