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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.
0 km · about 5 min drive
District of Columbia, United States · North America
Washington works well as a base: right by The White House.
Washington is a city located in District of Columbia, United States. With a population of 689,545, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Washington 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 Washington to your route.
The Zero Milestone is a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C., erected in 1923 as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the United States would be measured.
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Washington is located in District of Columbia, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.8951 latitude, -77.0364 longitude.
Washington has a population of approximately 689,545 people, making it a city in United States.
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Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
0 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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