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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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Urbana
Maryland, United States · North America
About Urbana
Urbana sits on the route: 10 minutes from Green Valley, 51km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Urbana is in Maryland, United States, with about 9,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Green Valley, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Urbana?
Within an hour or so of Urbana: Smithsonian's National Zoo (51 km), Gettysburg Battlefield (55 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (55 km), World War II Memorial (55 km).
Where is Urbana?
Urbana is in Maryland, United States, about 5 km from Green Valley.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,175
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.3259, -77.3514
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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 Urbana
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Gettysburg Battlefield
The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, preserved as a 6,000-acre national military park.
55 km · about 65 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
55 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
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.
56 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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