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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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Springfield
Virginia, United States · North America
About Springfield
Springfield works well as a base: 5 minutes from Franconia, 16km from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Springfield is in Virginia, United States, with about 30,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Franconia, about 4 km away.
Springfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The common definition of Springfield is the four ZIP codes that use Springfield in their mailing addresses (22150, 22151, 22152, 22153). Together, they had a population of 108,621 as of the 2020 Census. (This should not be confusedRead more
with the narrowly-defined Springfield census-designated place with a population of 31,339.) Springfield is a part of Northern Virginia, the most populous region of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
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What is there to see near Springfield?
Within an hour or so of Springfield: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (16 km), Lincoln Memorial (16 km), Jefferson Memorial (17 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Springfield?
The nearest famous roads are Skyline Drive.
Where is Springfield?
Springfield is in Virginia, United States, about 4 km from Franconia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,484
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.7893, -77.1872
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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 Springfield
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
16 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.
17 km · about 20 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.
17 km · about 20 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
17 km · about 20 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.
18 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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