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 National Museum of the American Latino, as well as near the park Mary Livingston Ripley Garden.

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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

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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.

National Museum of Natural History

Museum

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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

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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

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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.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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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.

Smithsonian Carousel

Category: building
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88915° or 38° 53′ 21″ north

Longitude

-77.02458° or 77° 1′ 29″ west

Open location code

87C4VXQG+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 851946473

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=carousel

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q139570399

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