The Mall
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.- Type: Park
- Also known as: “The Malle”
- Historically known as: “Downings Mall”, “Murderers Row”, and “The Commons”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Gallery of Art and National Museum of Natural History.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
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.
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.
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.
The Mall
Latitude
38.88956° or 38° 53′ 22″ northLongitude
-77.02303° or 77° 1′ 23″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87C4VXQG+RQGeoNames ID
4140690
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“The Mall” goes by many names.
- French: “Le Mall”
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Localities in the Area
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