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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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Woodley Park
District of Columbia, United States · North America
About Woodley Park
Woodley Park works well as a base: 1km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Woodley Park is in District of Columbia, United States, with about 9,900 people. You drive on the right here.
Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue. The neighborhood is noted as the home of the National Zoological Park, part of the Smithsonian Institution.
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What is there to see near Woodley Park?
Within an hour or so of Woodley Park: Smithsonian's National Zoo (1 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (4 km), The White House (4 km), Lincoln Memorial (4 km).
Where is Woodley Park?
Woodley Park is in District of Columbia, United States.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,856
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.9287, -77.0558
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Worth the detour from Woodley Park
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
4 km · about 10 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.
4 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.
4 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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