New York Avenue/Dunbar Recreation Center

New York Avenue/Dunbar Recreation Center is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. New York Avenue/Dunbar Recreation Center is situated nearby to the neighborhood Truxton Circle, as well as near NoMa.

Type: Park
Description: park in District of Columbia, United States of America, United States of America
Also known as: “Dunbar Recreation Center” and “New York Avenue Recreation Center”

Places of Interest

Highlights include United States Capitol and Capital One Arena.

United States Capitol

Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

Photo: Cliff, CC BY 2.0.

Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.

National Gallery of Art

Museum

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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include NoMa and Shaw.

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.

Shaw

Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.

Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.