DC History Center
DC History Center is a museum in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on K Street Northwest. DC History Center is situated nearby to the public building Historical Society of Washington, D.C., as well as near the electronics store Apple Carnegie Library.- Opening hours:
Thursday—Friday: noon—7:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: noon—6:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Type: Museum
- Address: 801 K Street Northwest
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Historical Society of Washington, D.C..
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Public building
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C, also called the DC History Center, is an educational foundation dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Washington, D.C. The society provides lectures, exhibits, classes, and community events.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 1,800 feet south of DC History Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
DC History Center
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90258° or 38° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
-77.02323° or 77° 1′ 24″ westOpen location code
87C4WX3G+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 6742682197OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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