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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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Olney
Maryland, United States · North America
About Olney
Olney works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ashton-Sandy Spring, 25km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Olney is in Maryland, United States, with about 34,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ashton-Sandy Spring, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Olney?
Within an hour or so of Olney: Smithsonian's National Zoo (25 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (29 km), National Gallery of Art (29 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (29 km).
Where is Olney?
Olney is in Maryland, United States, about 5 km from Ashton-Sandy Spring.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 33,844
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.1532, -77.0669
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Worth the detour from Olney
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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