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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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Lake Arbor
Maryland, United States · North America
About Lake Arbor
Lake Arbor works well as a base: 5 minutes from Glenarden, 16km from Smithsonian Museums.
Lake Arbor is in Maryland, United States, with about 9,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Glenarden, about 4 km away.
Lake Arbor is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 14,541 at the 2020 census. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 20721 and 20774.
In the 1990s, the U.S. Census Bureau defined the area now delineated as Lake Arbor CDP asRead more
being in Mitchellville CDP. The Lake Arbor CDP was delineated as of the 2000 U.S. census.
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What is there to see near Lake Arbor?
Within an hour or so of Lake Arbor: Smithsonian Museums (16 km), United States Capitol (16 km), National Mall (17 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (17 km).
Where is Lake Arbor?
Lake Arbor is in Maryland, United States, about 4 km from Glenarden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,776
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.9079, -76.8297
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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 Lake Arbor
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
16 km · about 30 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.
17 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.
17 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.
17 km · about 20 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Preserves America's heritage with iconic artifacts including the Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln's top hat.
17 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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