1White House
Official residence and office of the President of the United States.
Attractions near Silver Spring
White House & 86 more attractions near Silver Spring
87 notable places within 60 miles of Silver Spring: 44 national park units, and the sights travelers look up most.
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White House
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White House
Official residence and office of the President of the United States.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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2Washington Monument
Obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C..
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7Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Theater in Washington, DC.
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9Vietnam Veterans Memorial
US national memorial in Washington, D.C..
10George Washington Birthplace National Monument
550 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
11Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Historic Custis family mansion operated by the U.S. National Park Service, located within Arlington National Cemetery.
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13Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland.
14Marine Corps War Memorial
Monument consisting of a large sculptural group on a circular base in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
World War II Memorial
War memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
National Zoological Park
Zoological park in Washington, D.C., United States.
Dumbarton Oaks
Research institution concerning Byzantine and Pre-Columbian studies and garden and landscape studies.
National Portrait Gallery
Art museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution.
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Masonic building in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fine arts museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution.
Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
National Museum of the American Indian
Museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Art museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
National memorial honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., USA.
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
130 acre-park in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
National memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..
Gettysburg National Military Park
National park in Pennsylvania, United States.
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
Garden outside the White House in Washington, DC, United States.
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Former museum in D.C., part of whose collection moved to the National Gallery of Art in 2014.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Catoctin Mountain Park
U.S. National Park system unit and historic district, in north-central Maryland.
Brigadier General Albert Pike
Artwork by Gaetano Trentanove in Washington, D.C..
George Washington Memorial Parkway
7,142-acre parkway in Virginia and the District of Columbia in the United States, that is maintained by the National Park Service.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
United States presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower.
President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home
National monument in the United States.
Great Falls Park
U.S. National Park facing the Great Falls of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia.
East Potomac Park
Park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Preserves the Washington, D.C. home and estate of Frederick Douglass.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Art museum in Washington, D.C., United States.
Fort Washington Park
Historic fort and military reservation; and surrounding parkland in Fort Washington, Maryland, United States.
Monocacy National Battlefield
Memorializing the Battle of Monocacy (1864), fought near the Monocacy River.
Constitution Gardens
Park within the National Mall, Washington, DC.
Netherlands Carillon
Carillon gifted to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
James A. Garfield Monument
Statue in Washington, D.C., by John Quincy Adams Ward.
Hampton National Historic Site
U.S. National Historic Site in Baltimore County, Maryland; once possibly the largest private home in the U.S. by 1790.
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C..
Prince William Forest Park
17,000 acres in Virginia (U.S.) maintained by the National Park Service.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Monument honoring the 36th U.S. president.
National Capital Parks
One of seven National Park Service geographic, administrative areas; it includes Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, United States.
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Historic house and museum of the U.S. women's suffrage and equal rights movements located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Greenbelt Park
Park in Greenbelt, Maryland, managed by the United States National Park Service.
Piscataway Park
United States National Park Service unit in Prince George’s and Charles counties.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States in Maryland.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Washington, D.C..
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial
Memorial located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C..
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Photo credits
White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · Kryptos: Jim Sanborn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain · National Mall: Raul654 at en.wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Michael Shields at e, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford's Theatre National Historic Site: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vietnam Veterans Memorial: David J. Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Newseum: Beethoven, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marine Corps War Memorial: dbking, Public domain · CIA Memorial Wall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Thomas Jefferson Memorial: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame: Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain · World War II Memorial: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Zoological Park: Quadell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dumbarton Oaks: Boucher, Jack E. (as "creator" of the work), National Park Service, US Departmen, Public domain · Dupont Circle: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rock Creek Park: National Park Service, Public domain · National Portrait Gallery: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · House of the Temple: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Masonic National Memorial: Joe Ravi (Shutterstock iStock Dreamstime), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smithsonian American Art Museum: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glenstone: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the American Indian: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Spy Museum: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: Gryffindor, Public domain · Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: Jllm06, Public domain · Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Gregory F. Maxwell PGP:0xB0413BFA, GFDL 1.2 · Korean War Veterans Memorial: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Statuary Hall: USCapitol, Public domain · National Museum of Crime & Punishment: Zaid Hamid, Public domain · Freer Gallery of Art: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Theodore Roosevelt Island: Unknown, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacqueline Kennedy Garden: whitehouse.gov, Public domain · Corcoran Gallery of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adams Memorial: Danvera at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Baltimore Museum of Art: «Marylandstater» «reply» at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain · Brigadier General Albert Pike: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Arts and Industries Building: BenFranske, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Memorial Parkway: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain · Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: No machine-readable author provided. Isomorphic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Eric T Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home: Mvincec at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Great Falls Park: Mehul Antani, CC BY 2.0 · Decatur House: Tim1965, Public domain · East Potomac Park: Tim Evanson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: Walter Smalling for the Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · National Museum of Women in the Arts: Polynova at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Franklin and Armfield Office: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Washington Park: Dfowlerdc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Constitution Gardens: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Visionary Art Museum: Jmj1000 (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Netherlands Carillon: Avriette at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Codorus State Park: Neffland at English Wikipedia, Public domain · James A. Garfield Monument: Daderot, Public domain · Battle Monument: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hampton National Historic Site: JGHowes, photographer; taken with Canon AE-1 using Kodachrome film, Attribution · Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site: me, Public domain · Prince William Forest Park: NPS, Public domain · Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac: Unknown, Public domain · National Capital Parks: United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center. Eastern Team ; Unit, Public domain · Clara Barton National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument: Bill Rand, CC BY 2.0 · Thomas Stone National Historic Site: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Greenbelt Park: Michael Ellis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Piscataway Park: Unknown, Public domain · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial: Sebastian Wallroth, CC BY 3.0
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