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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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Mantua
Virginia, United States · North America
About Mantua
Mantua works well as a base: 5 minutes from Merrifield, 19km from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Mantua is in Virginia, United States, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Merrifield, about 4 km away.
Mantua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Mantua is a bedroom community serving as a suburb to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Most of the homes in Mantua were built between the 1950s and the 1980s. The population was 7,503 at the 2020 census.
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What is there to see near Mantua?
Within an hour or so of Mantua: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (19 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (19 km), World War II Memorial (19 km), Lincoln Memorial (19 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Skyline Drive.
Where is Mantua?
Mantua is in Virginia, United States, about 4 km from Merrifield.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,135
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 38.8537, -77.2594
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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 Mantua
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.
19 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Jefferson Memorial
Neoclassical domed memorial on the Tidal Basin dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Washington Monument
Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Preserves America's heritage with iconic artifacts including the Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln's top hat.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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