Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, informally called the Rock Creek Parkway, is a parkway maintained by the National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. It runs next to the Potomac River and Rock Creek in a generally north–south…Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: parkway in Washington D.C.
- Also known as: “Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway”, “Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District”, and “Rock Creek Parkway”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phillips Collection and Mount Zion Cemetery.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Mount Zion Cemetery
Cemetery
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Mount Zion Cemetery/Female Union Band Society Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 27th Street NW and Mill Road NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Foggy Bottom.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
- Categories: National Parkway and recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90929° or 38° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
-77.05452° or 77° 3′ 16″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87C4WW5W+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 41964871OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway”
- French: “Rock Creek und Potomac Parkway”
- German: “Rock Creek und Potomac Parkway”
- Japanese: “ロッククリーク＝ポトマック・パークウェイ”
- Spanish: “Camino Rock Creek y Potomac”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dupont Circle and The West End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rose Park baseball field and Jerusalem Baptist Church.
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