Smithsonian station
Smithsonian station is a Washington Metro station at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The side platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.Photo: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: Washington DC metro station
- Also known as: “Smithsonian Metro Station” and “Smithsonian Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Natural History.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1,200 feet northeast of Smithsonian station.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 1,900 feet west of Smithsonian station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Smithsonian station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88852° or 38° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.02856° or 77° 1′ 43″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Operator
WMATANetwork
Washington MetroOpen location code
87C4VXQC+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1844430184OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
4140526Wikidata ID
Q7545599
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Smithsonian station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “史密森尼博物館站”
- Chinese: “史密森尼站”
- Dutch: “Smithsonian”
- Esperanto: “Smithsonian (Metroo de Vaŝingtono)”
- Esperanto: “Smithsonian”
- French: “Smithsonian”
- Italian: “Smithsonian”
- Japanese: “スミソニアン駅”
- Korean: “스미소니언”
- Polish: “Smithsonian”
- Russian: “Смитсониан (станция метро)”
- Russian: “Смитсониан”
- Spanish: “Smithsonian (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Smithsonian”
- Spanish: “Smithsoniano (Metro de Washington)”
- Ukrainian: “Смітсоніан”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Penn Quarter and The Wharf.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Smithsonian and Smithsonian / Jefferson Dr and 12th St SW.
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