Robert H. Smith Visitor Center

Robert H. Smith Visitor Center is a building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Robert H. Smith Visitor Center is situated nearby to the museum President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, as well as near Victory Church of Jesus Christ.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home and United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery.

President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home

Museum

Photo: Mvincec, Public domain.

President Lincoln's Cottage is a historic home used by Abraham Lincoln on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In 2000 it was designated a national monument called President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument.

United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: takomabibelot, CC BY 2.0.

United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., is located next to the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. It is one of only two national cemeteries administered by the Department of the Army, the other being Arlington National Cemetery. United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Robert H. Smith Visitor Center.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Church

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is situated 1 mile southeast of Robert H. Smith Visitor Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petworth and Fort Totten.

Petworth

Neighborhood

Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.

Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.

Fort Totten

Suburb

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.

Robert H. Smith Visitor Center

Type: Information
Categories: building and tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.94213° or 38° 56′ 32″ north

Longitude

-77.01247° or 77° 0′ 45″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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