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National Aquarium
Baltimore's Inner Harbor aquarium showcasing over 20,000 animals including dolphins, sharks, and tropical fish.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Mount Airy
Maryland, United States · North America
About Mount Airy
Mount Airy sits on the route: 20 minutes from New Market, 48km from National Aquarium.
Mount Airy is in Maryland, United States, with about 9,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is New Market, about 10 km away.
The Mount Airy Historic District is a national historic district in Mount Airy, located in Carroll and Frederick County, Maryland. The district comprises a cohesive group of commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical buildings dating from the late 19th through early 20th centuries. The brick Baltimore and OhioRead more
Railroad station, designed by E. Francis Baldwin and constructed in 1882, represents the town's origin as an early transportation center for the region, which dates back as early as 1838. A group of early-20th century commercial structures represent the rebuilding of Mount Airy's downtown after a series of fires between 1903 and 1926. The residential areas are characterized by houses illustrating vernacular forms and popular stylistic influences of the late 19th and early 20th century. Three churches are located within the district.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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Within an hour or so of Mount Airy: National Aquarium (48 km), Gettysburg Battlefield (49 km), Smithsonian's National Zoo (50 km), The White House (54 km).
Where is Mount Airy?
Mount Airy is in Maryland, United States, about 10 km from New Market.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,380
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.3762, -77.1547
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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 Mount Airy
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Gettysburg Battlefield
The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, preserved as a 6,000-acre national military park.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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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.
50 km · about 60 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.
54 km · about 65 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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