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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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
North AmericaUnited StatesDistrict of Columbia
Chevy Chase
District of Columbia, United States · North America
About Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase works well as a base: 5 minutes from Tenleytown, 6km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Chevy Chase is in District of Columbia, United States, with about 9,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tenleytown, about 4 km away.
Chevy Chase ()—formally, the Town of Chevy Chase—is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census.
The town is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as Chevy Chase, that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and oneRead more
neighborhood of Washington.
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What is there to see near Chevy Chase?
Within an hour or so of Chevy Chase: Smithsonian's National Zoo (6 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (10 km), The White House (10 km), National Mall (11 km).
Where is Chevy Chase?
Chevy Chase is in District of Columbia, United States, about 4 km from Tenleytown.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,545
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.9810, -77.0830
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Worth the detour from Chevy Chase
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
10 km · about 20 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
11 km · about 20 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.
11 km · about 20 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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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World War II Memorial
Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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