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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.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Washington
District of Columbia, United States · North America
About Washington
Washington works well as a base: right by The White House.
Washington is in District of Columbia, United States, with about 690,000 people. You drive on the right here.
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What is there to see near Washington?
Within an hour or so of Washington: The White House (0 km), National Mall (1 km), Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (1 km), National Gallery of Art (1 km).
Where is Washington?
Washington is in District of Columbia, United States.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 689,545
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.8951, -77.0364
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
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 Washington
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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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