Orchids

Orchids is a garden in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Orchids is situated nearby to the garden Medicinal Plants, as well as near Mediterranean.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

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.

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. United States Capitol is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Orchids.

National Museum of the American Indian

Museum

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The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. National Museum of the American Indian is situated 930 feet west of Orchids.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Chinatown.

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.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Waterfront

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Orchids

Type: Garden
Category: recreation area
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88784° or 38° 53′ 16″ north

Longitude

-77.01332° or 77° 0′ 48″ west

Open location code

87C4VXQP+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8413745840

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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