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Smithsonian Museums
The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Maryland, United States · North America
Capitol Heights works well as a base: 8km from Smithsonian Museums.
Capitol Heights is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 4,574, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Capitol Heights sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Capitol Heights to your route.
Capitol Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located on the border of both the Northeast & Southeast quadrants of Washington. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,050. The town of Capitol Heights is officially bounded between Southern Avenue NE/SE to the north, Yost Place, andRead more
Eastern Avenue NE to the east, the Watts Branch Stream, Brooke Road, and Capitol Heights Boulevard to the south, and Marlboro Pike to the west. The zip code of Capitol Heights is 20743.
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Capitol Heights is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.8851 latitude, -76.9158 longitude.
Capitol Heights has a population of approximately 4,574 people, making it a town in United States.
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The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Neoclassical seat of the US Congress topped by the iconic cast-iron dome, a centrepiece of the National Mall.
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America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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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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The world's most visited aerospace museum, displaying the Wright Flyer, Spirit of St. Louis, and Apollo 11 command module.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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