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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.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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South Kensington
Maryland, United States · North America
About South Kensington
South Kensington works well as a base: 5 minutes from Chevy Chase, 9km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
South Kensington is in Maryland, United States, with about 8,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Chevy Chase, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near South Kensington?
Within an hour or so of South Kensington: Smithsonian's National Zoo (9 km), The White House (13 km), National Mall (14 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (14 km).
Where is South Kensington?
South Kensington is in Maryland, United States, about 4 km from Chevy Chase.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,462
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.0130, -77.0710
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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 South Kensington
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.
13 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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