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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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Maryland, United States · North America
Derwood works well as a base: 5 minutes from Rockville, 23km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Derwood is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 2,381, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Derwood 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 Derwood to your route.
Shady Grove station is a Washington Metro station in Redland, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The station opened on December 15, 1984, as part of a four-stop extension of the Red Line from Grosvenor–Strathmore station to Shady Grove. The station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area TransitRead more
Authority (WMATA).
Serving as the northwestern terminus of the Red Line, it is the most distant Metro station in Maryland from downtown Washington, D.C. The station is the location of the Shady Grove Rail Yard, one of the largest storage yards in the Metrorail system.
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Derwood is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.1173 latitude, -77.1611 longitude.
Derwood has a population of approximately 2,381 people, making it a town in United States.
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Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
28 km · about 30 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.
28 km · about 30 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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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