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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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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The Parks At Walter Reed
District of Columbia, United States · North America
About The Parks At Walter Reed
The Parks At Walter Reed works well as a base: 5km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
The Parks At Walter Reed is in District of Columbia, United States, with about 8,300 people. You drive on the right here.
The Parks at Walter Reed is a mixed-use development in the upper northwest of Washington, D.C., on the grounds of the former Walter Reed Army Hospital, which was merged with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2011 to form the tri-service Walter Reed National Military Medical Center betweenRead more
2005 and 2011. The project is a partnership of Hines, Urban Atlantic, and Triden Development Group, and will combine repurposed historic buildings with new construction to create 3.1 million square feet of commercial and residential space, along with 20 acres of open space.
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Within an hour or so of The Parks At Walter Reed: Smithsonian's National Zoo (5 km), National Mall (9 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (9 km), National Gallery of Art (9 km).
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The Parks At Walter Reed is in District of Columbia, United States.
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- Population
- 8,252
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.9740, -77.0296
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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 The Parks At Walter Reed
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
9 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.
9 km · about 15 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.
9 km · about 15 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.
9 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.
9 km · about 20 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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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