Smithsonian Carousel
Smithsonian Carousel is a carousel in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Access is restricted and requires permission. Smithsonian Carousel is situated nearby to the museum Arts and Industries Building, as well as near the park Mary Livingston Ripley Garden.Photo: Gnupratchett, CC0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Carousel
- Also known as: “Smithsonian National Carousel”
- Address: Washington, DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Natural History.
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.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 860 feet northwest of Smithsonian Carousel.
National Museum of African Art
Museum
Photo: Gryffindor, Public domain.
The National Museum of African Art is the Smithsonian Institution's African art museum, located on the National Mall of the United States capital. Its collections include 9,000 works of traditional and contemporary African art from both Sub-Saharan and North Africa, 300,000 photographs, and 50,000 library volumes. National Museum of African Art is situated 500 feet southwest of Smithsonian Carousel.
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.
Waterfront
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.
Smithsonian Carousel
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88915° or 38° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
-77.02458° or 77° 1′ 29″ westOpen location code
87C4VXQG+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 851946473OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=carouselOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q139570399
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