Dupont Circle is a station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in Washington, D.C. Located below the circle of the same name, it is one of the busiest stations in the Metro system, with an average of 22,721 entries each weekday.LocationDupont Circle station lies underneath the circle of the same name with an alignment directly under Connecticut Avenue NW between the southern edge of the circle to the south and Q Street NW to the north. The station's southernmost point is slightly more than two-and-a-half blocks north of Farragut North, making them two of the closest Metro stations (although Metro Center and Gallery Place are the closest in the system).Notable places nearby Brickskeller Brookings Institution Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Embassy Row Emerson Preparatory School International Temple Kramerbooks & Afterwords Middle East Institute Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Peterson Institute for International Economics The Phillips Collection School for Ethics and Global Leadership Sonny Bono Memorial Park Stead Park St. Thomas' Parish
