Arlington Historical Museum
The Arlington Historical Museum in Arlington, Virginia houses a comprehensive artifact collection on rotating display. Its exhibits interpret the history of the area from Captain John Smith's encounter with Algonquin Native Americans in 1608 to the near-present, including a section of the Pentagon wall that was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Virginia, US
- Address: 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, VA 22202
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pentagon and Grace Murray Hopper Park.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. Pentagon is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Arlington Historical Museum.
Grace Murray Hopper Park
Park
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Grace Murray Hopper Park is a small memorial park in Arlington, Virginia. The park is named in honor of Grace Hopper, a computer scientist and naval officer. Grace Murray Hopper Park is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Arlington Historical Museum.
Pentagon Memorial
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The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, or simply the Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks. Pentagon Memorial is situated 1 mile northeast of Arlington Historical Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentagon City and National Landing.
Pentagon City
Suburb
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Pentagon City is an unincorporated neighborhood located in the southeast portion of Arlington County, Virginia. It is located near the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
National Landing
Neighborhood
National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.
Crystal City
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Crystal City is the secondary "downtown" area of Arlington, Virginia, after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.
Arlington Historical Museum
- Categories: heritage site, building, tourism, historic site, school building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.85873° or 38° 51′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.06753° or 77° 4′ 3″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Operator
Arlington Historical SocietyOpen location code
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way 224181665OpenStreetMap feature
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