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Smokey the Bear
The Forest Products Laboratory at 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive in Madison, Wisconsin, was designed in the Art Deco or International Art Moderne style by C. B. Fritz of the Chicago firm Holabird & Root.  Built in 1932, it replaced the Old Forest Products Laboratory located at 1509 University Avenue.  The Old Forest Products Lab was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and the new Forest Products Lab was added in 1995.
Smokey the Bear
Photo by Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council
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Central Forest Park

Maryland, United States · North America

About Central Forest Park

Central Forest Park is worth a stop: 8km from National Aquarium.

Central Forest Park is in Maryland, United States, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here.

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What is there to see near Central Forest Park?

Within an hour or so of Central Forest Park: National Aquarium (8 km), Smithsonian's National Zoo (54 km), National Gallery of Art (56 km), Smithsonian Museums (56 km).

Where is Central Forest Park?

Central Forest Park is in Maryland, United States.

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Quick Information

Population
1,097
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Maryland
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.3268, -76.6883

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

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 Central Forest Park

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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National Aquarium

Baltimore's Inner Harbor aquarium showcasing over 20,000 animals including dolphins, sharks, and tropical fish.

8 km · about 15 min drive

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Smithsonian's National Zoo

Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.

54 km · about 60 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.

56 km · about 65 min 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.

56 km · about 65 min drive

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The White House

Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.

56 km · about 65 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.

56 km · about 65 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.

57 km · about 65 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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

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