The 5th and F Street entrance is located in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which incorporates the escalators and elevators into its architecture.

[3] This station is also the birthplace of the Metro, as the initial groundbreaking was held here on December 9, 1969.

Similar signage can be found at the Gallery Place, NoMa–Gallaudet U, Morgan Boulevard, Grosvenor-Strathmore, and Largo Town Center stations.

From March 26 to June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Each mezzanine has fare gates and escalators reaching the street level.