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Penn North

Maryland, United States · North America

About Penn North

Penn North is worth a stop: 4km from National Aquarium.

Penn North is in Maryland, United States, with about 1,600 people. You drive on the right here.

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What is there to see near Penn North?

Within an hour or so of Penn North: National Aquarium (4 km), Smithsonian's National Zoo (55 km), National Mall (57 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (57 km).

Where is Penn North?

Penn North is in Maryland, United States.

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Quick Information

Population
1,613
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Maryland
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.3121, -76.6426

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United States

Police
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 Penn North

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.

4 km · about 10 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.

55 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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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.

57 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.

57 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.

57 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.

57 km · about 65 min drive

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