Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is a large urban park that bisects the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Created by Act of Congress in 1890, the park comprises 1,754 acres, generally along Rock Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Reservation 339”, “Rock Creek National Park”, “ROCR”, “U.S. Reservation 339”, and “United States Reservation 339”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens and Carter Barron Amphitheatre.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Museum
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.
Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Theater building
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The Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200-seat outdoor performance venue in Washington, D.C., United States. Located in Rock Creek Park, the amphitheatre opened in 1950, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. as the United States' capital.
Embassy of the Netherlands
Government office
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C, is the Kingdom of the Netherlands' diplomatic mission to the United States, located at 4200 Linnean Avenue, N.W, Washington, D.C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Hills and Crestwood.
Forest Hills
Neighborhood
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Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.
Crestwood
Neighborhood
Crestwood is an entirely residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C., and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, Crestwood is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.
Cleveland Park
Suburb
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Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.
Rock Creek Park
- Categories: urban park and National Park System unit
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Rock Creek Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, District of Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek Park”
- Chinese: “岩溪公園”
- Chinese: “罗克克里克公园”
- Dutch: “Rock Creek Park”
- French: “parc Rock Creek”
- French: “Rock Creek Park”
- German: “Rock Creek Park”
- Hebrew: “פארק רוק קריק”
- Japanese: “ロッククリーク公園”
- Korean: “록 크릭 공원”
- Spanish: “Parque de Rock Creek”
- Spanish: “Parque del arroyo de Rock”
- Swedish: “Rock Creek Park”
- Urdu: “راک کریک پارک”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rock Creek Park Equitation Field and Van Ness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Creek Park Headquarters and Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge.
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