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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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Clarksburg
Maryland, United States · North America
About Clarksburg
Clarksburg sits on the route: 15 minutes from Germantown, 40km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Clarksburg is in Maryland, United States, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Germantown, about 7 km away.
The Clarksburg School is a historic building located at Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a rectangular frame structure with a prominent projecting porch on the main facade. It is the last remaining of four similar frame public school structures built shortly after the turn of the 20thRead more
century in Montgomery County and was in continuous service from 1909 to 1972.
The Clarksburg School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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Within an hour or so of Clarksburg: Smithsonian's National Zoo (40 km), The White House (43 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (44 km), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (44 km).
Where is Clarksburg?
Clarksburg is in Maryland, United States, about 7 km from Germantown.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,766
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.2387, -77.2794
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Worth the detour from Clarksburg
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
44 km · about 50 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.
44 km · about 50 min 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.
44 km · about 50 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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Lincoln Memorial
Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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