National Museum of Crime and Punishment

National Museum of Crime and Punishment is a museum in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. National Museum of Crime and Punishment is situated nearby to the stadium Capital One Arena, as well as near the museum National Portrait Gallery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

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.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 420 feet north of National Museum of Crime and Punishment.

National Portrait Gallery

Museum

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The National Portrait Gallery is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. National Portrait Gallery is situated 550 feet northwest of National Museum of Crime and Punishment.

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.

NoMa

Neighborhood

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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

National Museum of Crime and Punishment

Type: Museum
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89694° or 38° 53′ 49″ north

Longitude

-77.02083° or 77° 1′ 15″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXWH+QM

GeoNames ID

7187562

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