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National Aquarium
Baltimore's Inner Harbor aquarium showcasing over 20,000 animals including dolphins, sharks, and tropical fish.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Annapolis
Maryland, United States · North America
About Annapolis
Annapolis sits on the route: 10 minutes from Hillsmere Shores, 36km from National Aquarium.
Annapolis is in Maryland, United States, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hillsmere Shores, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Annapolis?
Within an hour or so of Annapolis: National Aquarium (36 km), Smithsonian Museums (46 km), United States Capitol (46 km), National Mall (47 km).
Where is Annapolis?
Annapolis is in Maryland, United States, about 4 km from Hillsmere Shores.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 40,812
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.9786, -76.4918
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Annapolis
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Smithsonian Museums
The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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United States Capitol
Neoclassical seat of the US Congress topped by the iconic cast-iron dome, a centrepiece of the National Mall.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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National Mall
America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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National Gallery of Art
A free world-class museum on the National Mall featuring masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The world's most visited aerospace museum, displaying the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, and Apollo 11 command module.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Jefferson Memorial
Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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