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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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Maryland, United States · North America
Mount Rainier works well as a base: 7km from National Gallery of Art.
Mount Rainier is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 8,475, it is an important destination in North America.
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Mount Rainier () is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, bordering Washington D.C. The population was 8,333 at the 2020 census. Mount Rainier is contained between the Northwest Branch Anacostia River, Cedar Lane Alley, and 34th Street to the north, 37th Street and 37th Place to the northeast,Read more
Upshur Street and Queens Chapel Road to the west, the CSX Capital Subdivision train tracks to the east, and Eastern Avenue NE to the south. Mount Rainier got its start as a streetcar suburb, when tracks were laid for the 82 Streetcar Line. According to local tradition, surveyors from the Pacific Northwest named the town, giving the streets names such as Shasta and Cascade. Historic U.S. 1 runs through the center of the town and serves as the main street and central business district.
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Mount Rainier is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.9415 latitude, -76.9650 longitude.
Mount Rainier has a population of approximately 8,475 people, making it a town in United States.
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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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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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.
7 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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
7 km · about 15 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.
8 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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Towering 169-metre marble obelisk on the National Mall honouring America's first president, George Washington.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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