United States Botanic Garden
The United States Botanic Garden is a botanical garden on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., near the James A. Garfield Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: botanical garden in Washington, DC
- Also known as: “Botanic Garden”, “Botanical Gardens”, “U S Botanic Garden”, “U.S. Bontanic Garden”, “United States Botanical Garden”, “US Botanic Garden”, and “USBG”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
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.
United States Capitol
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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. United States Capitol is situated 1,300 feet northeast of United States Botanic Garden.
National Museum of the American Indian
Museum
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The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. National Museum of the American Indian is situated 1,000 feet west of United States Botanic Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
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.
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.
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.
United States Botanic Garden
- Categories: botanical garden, United States federal agency, legislative branch agency, and park
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“United States Botanic Garden” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Jardí Botànic dels Estats Units”
- Catalan: “United States Botanic Garden”
- Cebuano: “Botanic Gardens (parke)”
- Cebuano: “Botanic Gardens”
- Chinese: “美国国家植物园”
- Chinese: “美国植物园”
- Chinese: “美國國家植物園”
- Chinese: “美國植物園”
- Dutch: “U.S. Botanic Garden”
- Dutch: “United States Botanic Garden”
- Dutch: “United States Botanical Garden”
- Dutch: “USBG”
- French: “jardin botanique des États-Unis”
- French: “Jardin botanique des États-Unis”
- German: “Botanischer Garten der Vereinigten Staaten”
- German: “United States Botanic Garden”
- German: “USBG”
- Hebrew: “הגן הבוטני של ארצות הברית”
- Japanese: “USBG”
- Japanese: “アメリカ植物園”
- Japanese: “アメリカ植物庭園”
- Japanese: “合衆国植物園”
- Japanese: “合衆国植物庭園”
- Japanese: “米国植物園”
- Japanese: “米国植物庭園”
- Korean: “미국 식물원”
- Lithuanian: “JAV botanikos sodas”
- Lithuanian: “Jungtinių Valstijų botanikos sodas”
- Portuguese: “Jardim Botânico dos Estados Unidos da América”
- Portuguese: “Jardim Botânico dos Estados Unidos”
- Russian: “United States Botanic Garden”
- Russian: “USBG”
- Russian: “Ботанический сад США”
- Serbian: “Ботаничка башта Сједињених Држава”
- Slovenian: “Botanični vrt Združenih držav Amerike”
- Slovenian: “United States Botanic Garden”
- Slovenian: “USBG”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botánico de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botanico de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico de los Estados Unidos”
- Spanish: “United States Botanic Garden”
- Spanish: “USBG”
- Swedish: “United States Botanic Garden”
- Turkish: “ABD Botanik Bahçesi”
- Turkish: “Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Botanik Bahçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад Сполучених Штатів”
- Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад США”
- Urdu: “ریاستہائے متحدہ بوٹینک گارڈن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capitol Grounds and Downtown DC.
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