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Attractions near Washington

Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, 28 mi from Washington

Some 1.7M visitors a year come to Shenandoah National Park. Nothing is mapped inside Washington, but 19 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 8 museums, 2 national park sites and a landmark. Make a day of it at Arlington National Cemetery, 60 mi away.

Attractions nearby
83
within 60 miles
The big one
2 mi
Shenandoah National Park
National park units
15
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Massanutten Resort
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 2 mi northwest

Shenandoah National Park

195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

The outermost point is Exchange Hotel, at 40 mi.

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Orange: Washington. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

83 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Washington → · Washington’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Marine Corps War Memorial: dbking, Public domain · CIA Memorial Wall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame: Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Cameron Run Regional Park: Paul Roth from Washington, D.C. (kinda), USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Masonic National Memorial: Joe Ravi (Shutterstock iStock Dreamstime), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glenstone: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Air Force Memorial: Duane Lempke, CC0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Gregory F. Maxwell PGP:0xB0413BFA, GFDL 1.2 · Sugar Loaf Mountain: Lowell Silverman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great Falls: MamaGeek (talk/contrib), CC BY 3.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mallows Bay: Amazur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · George Washington Memorial Parkway: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain · CIA Museum: The Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain · Robert F. Kennedy gravesite: Pablohn6  This photo was taken with Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Franklin and Armfield Office: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Arlington Memorial Amphitheater: Susanne Bledsoe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Seneca Creek State Park: Eileen McVey, NESDIS, NOAA Central Library, Public domain · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Army: US Army History, CC BY 3.0 · Billy Goat Trail: User:Cyde, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glen Echo Park: Mary Ann Daly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Netherlands Carillon: Avriette at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kreeger Museum: Quarterczar, Public domain · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0 · National Firearms Museum: m01229 from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Prince William Forest Park: NPS, Public domain · Oatlands Plantation: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · National Capital Parks: United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center. Eastern Team ; Unit, Public domain · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clara Barton National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Claude Moore Colonial Farm: Greenmars, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Falls Tavern: Russ, CC BY 2.0 · Piscataway Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ward Circle: The original uploader was Asiir at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Weems–Botts Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American University Museum: The original uploader was Asiir at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Fralin Museum of Art: SharpCrumbs, CC0 · Green Spring Gardens Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marine Raider Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: WBFolsom, CC BY 3.0 · Glover Archbold Park: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paramount Theater: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exchange Hotel: Rutke421 (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Freedom Park: Ben Schumin from Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Smallwood State Park: Cohee, CC BY 3.0 · Colvin Run Mill: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gari Melchers Home: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · National Sporting Library: Hreuter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain · Weston: Doctree, CC0

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