Smithsonian station
Smithsonian station is a Washington Metro station at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The side platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Metro station
- Description: Washington DC metro station
- Also known as: “Smithsonian Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Natural History.
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 Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Smithsonian station.
The White House
Government building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Smithsonian station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Waterfront.
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.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Smithsonian station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88852° or 38° 53′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.02856° or 77° 1′ 43″ westOpen location code
87C4VXQC+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1844430184OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7545599
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Smithsonian station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “史密森尼博物館站”
- Chinese: “史密森尼站”
- Dutch: “Smithsonian”
- Esperanto: “Smithsonian (Metroo de Vaŝingtono)”
- Esperanto: “Smithsonian”
- French: “Smithsonian”
- Italian: “Smithsonian”
- Japanese: “スミソニアン駅”
- Polish: “Smithsonian”
- Russian: “Смитсониан (станция метро)”
- Russian: “Смитсониан”
- Spanish: “Smithsonian (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Smithsonian”
- Spanish: “Smithsoniano (Metro de Washington)”
- Ukrainian: “Смітсоніан”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building and Ripley Pavilion.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Smithsonian station”. Photo: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0.