Thinker on a Rock

Thinker on a Rock is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Thinker on a Rock is situated nearby to Ice Rink (seasonal), as well as near the park National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. National Gallery of Art is situated 690 feet east of Thinker on a Rock.

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 1,000 feet west of Thinker on a Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Chinatown.

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.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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.

Thinker on a Rock

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

38.89107° or 38° 53′ 28″ north

Longitude

-77.02232° or 77° 1′ 20″ west

Inception

1997

Height

11 feet (3.3 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXRH+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2634817092

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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