U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
The United States Capitol Visitor Center is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the U.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourism office
- Description: underground visitor center in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Capitol Visitor Center”, “Capitol Visitors Center”, “CVC”, “United States Capitol Visitor Center”, “United States Capitol Visitor Center;U.S. Capitol Visitor Center”, “United States Capitol Visitors Center”, and “US Capitol Visitor Center”
- Address: DC
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 420 feet west of U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
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 Gallery of Art is situated 3,600 feet west of U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and NoMa.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
- Categories: architectural structure, visitor center, legislative branch agency, information, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88981° or 38° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-77.00746° or 77° 0′ 27″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Abbreviation
“CVC”Open location code
87C4VXQV+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 893887249OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationGeoNames ID
7235159Wikidata ID
Q2495308
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“U.S. Capitol Visitor Center” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Centre de Visitants del Capitoli dels Estats Units”
- Chinese: “国会大厦游客中心”
- Chinese: “國會大廈遊客中心”
- Chinese: “美国国会访客中心”
- French: “Centre d’accueil des visiteurs du Capitole des États-Unis”
- German: “United States Capitol Visitor Center”
- Hebrew: “מרכז המבקרים של הקפיטול”
- Indonesian: “United States Capitol Visitor Center”
- Russian: “Центр посетителей Капитолия США”
- Slovenian: “center za obiskovalce kapitola Združenih držav Amerike”
- Spanish: “Centro de visitantes del Capitolio de los Estados Unidos”
- Welsh: “Canolfan Ymwelwyr Capitol yr Unol Daleithiau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capitol Hill and Barracks Row.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gatehouse and 1st Street NE and Maryland Avenue NE (U.S. Capitol).
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