Washington Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on the border of the Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods, which is a part of the Ward 2 section in Washington. It is the intersection of 23rd Street, K Street, New Hampshire Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. It borders many buildings of the George Washington University campus. The through lanes of K Street travel underneath the circle via a tunnel, while the service lanes intersect the circle.

Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. Stretching west of the White House towards the Potomac River, the neighborhood is home to numerous federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of State and the Federal Reserve, as well as international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, while the core of the neighborhood is occupied by George Washington University.