Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is a river in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is situated nearby to the village Brookmont, as well as near the neighborhood Overlook.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Central Intelligence Agency and Kryptos.

Central Intelligence Agency

Military installation

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The George Bush Center for Intelligence is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, located in the unincorporated community of Langley in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, near Washington, D.C. The headquarters is a conglomeration of the Original Headquarters Building and the New Headquarters Building and sits on a total of 258 acres of land.

Kryptos

Work of art

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.

Sibley Memorial Hospital

Hospital

Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sibley Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in The Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and is licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Health and Human Services.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Far North and Upper Northwest.

Far North

Photo: Nicolet1327, CC0.

The far northern region of Arlington is mainly an upscale residential area, similar to McLean which borders it to the north. Still, there are some points of interest here.

Upper Northwest

The neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.'s Upper Northwest rank among America's most wealthy and privileged. There are big attractions, including the outstanding National Zoo, the massive National Cathedral, American University, upscale shopping in Friendship…