Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C. Established on September 30, 1965, the site is roughly bounded by Constitution Avenue, 15th Street NW, F Street NW, and 3rd Street NW.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “PAAV” and “Pennsylvania Avenue NHS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
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.
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.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
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.
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
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
- Category: National Historic Site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الموقع التاريخي الوطني لشارع بنسلفانيا”
- Catalan: “Lloc Històric Nacional de Pennsylvania Avenue”
- Cebuano: “Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site”
- Chinese: “賓夕法尼亞大道國家歷史遺址”
- French: “Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalno zgodovinsko območje Pennsylvania Avenue”
- Slovenian: “Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site”
- Spanish: “Sitio Historico Nacional de la Avenida Pensilvania”
- Spanish: “Sitio Histórico Nacional de la Avenida Pensilvania”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downtown DC and Judiciary Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include John Marshall Park and Chief Justice John Marshall Statue.
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