National Visitor Center
The National Visitor Center was an ill-fated attempt to repurpose Washington, D.C.'s Union Station as an information center for tourists visiting the United States Capitol and other Washington attractions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: attempt to redevelop Washington DC Union Station
- Also known as: “Nationales Fremdenverkehrszentrum” and “Syndicat d’initiative”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Union Station.
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.
Union Station
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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station.
National Postal Museum
Museum
The National Postal Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is the primary postal museum of the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries. National Postal Museum is situated 520 feet west of National Visitor Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoMa and Capitol Hill.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
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.
National Visitor Center
- Categories: National Park Service visitor center and National Park System unit
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“National Visitor Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国家游客中心”
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