Notable Places Nearby
- Several Federal Government buildings, including:
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- United States Department of Agriculture
- United States Department of Energy
- National Mall
- Several Smithsonian museums, nearest are:
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Arts and Industries Building
- Freer Gallery
- Hirshhorn Museum
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of Natural History
- Smithsonian Institution Building (The "Castle")
- Tidal Basin (where the cherry blossoms bloom)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Washington Monument
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