Benjamin Franklin Postal Station

Benjamin Franklin Postal Station is a historical site in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Benjamin Franklin Postal Station is situated nearby to National Museum of American History, as well as near National Museum of Natural History.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Natural History.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

National Museum of Natural History

Museum

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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Benjamin Franklin Postal Station.

National Museum of American History

Museum

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The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. National Museum of American History is situated 750 feet south of Benjamin Franklin Postal Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

Benjamin Franklin Postal Station

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89317° or 38° 53′ 35″ north

Longitude

-77.02914° or 77° 1′ 45″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXVC+78

GeoNames ID

4137720

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