Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Bentonville

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The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a 3,200-acre campus located just outside the town of Front Royal, Virginia. An extension of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the SCBI has played a leading role in the fields of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology and conservation biology since its founding in 1974. ()

Opened: 1974 (50 years ago)Coordinates: 38°53'13"N, 78°9'51"W

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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skyline Caverns, Balthis House, Virginia Beer Museum, Christendom College.

2.9 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Skyline Caverns, Front Royal
75 min walk • Skyline Caverns is a series of geologic caves and a tourist attraction located in Warren County, Virginia, one mile south of Front Royal. The caverns were discovered by Walter S. Amos, a retired geologist and mineralogist from Winchester, Virginia, on December 17, 1937.
2.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Balthis House, Front Royal
68 min walk • Balthis House, also known as E.C. Balthis Blacksmith Shop Property and Balthis' Old Stand, is a historic home located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia.
2.6 miNW
38°55'6"N • 78°11'27"W
Virginia Beer Museum, Front Royal
67 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.5 miN
Universities and schools
Christendom College, Front Royal
115 min walk • Christendom College is a conservative Catholic liberal arts college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States, located in the Shenandoah Valley. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. The school does not accept federal funding.
2.6 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood
Warren County Courthouse, Front Royal
67 min walk • Warren County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse complex located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. It was built in 1935–1936, and is a two-story, stone faced concrete block, Colonial Revival style building. It consists of a central rectangular block with a pedimented gable roof and smaller flanking recessed wings.
3.5 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Rose Hill, Front Royal
89 min walk • Rose Hill is a historic home located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1830, and is a two-story, a central-passage, single-pile plan frame dwelling with vernacular design elements derived from the Federal style.
2.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Front Royal Historic District, Front Royal
64 min walk • Front Royal Historic District is a national historic district located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district encompasses approximately 470 contributing buildings and structures in the town of Front Royal.
3.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Sonner Hall, Front Royal
79 min walk • Sonner Hall, also known as "Main Building" and Sonner-Payne Hall, is a historic building located at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. It was built in 1927, to replace the original academy building of 1892. It is a 3 1/2-story, 19 bay, Colonial Revival style brick building.