Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington D.C.

Name: Carter Barron Amphitheatre
Address: Washington D.C., United States

#973 among attractions in Washington D.C.

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The Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200-seat outdoor performance venue in Washington, D.C., United States. Located in Rock Creek Park, the amphitheatre opened in 1950, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. as the United States' capital. The National Park Service has operated Carter Barron, having offered a variety of quality performances, including reggae, Latin, classical, gospel, musicals, pop, R&B, jazz, new age, theater, and dance. Many of the performances have been provided free of charge. The adjacent William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is part of the Carter Barron recreational facility. ()

Opened: 4 August 1950 (74 years ago)Coordinates: 38°57'1"N, 77°2'30"W

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Northwest Washington (Rock Creek Park)Washington D.C. United States

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Carter Barron Amphitheatre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hillwood Estate, Sherman Circle, Ross Drive Bridge, Fort Stevens.

0.7 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Hillwood Estate, Washington D.C.
19 min walk • Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C. United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including Fabergé eggs.
1.1 miE
Park
Sherman Circle, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • Sherman Circle is an urban park and traffic circle in the Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Petworth at the intersection of Illinois Avenue, Kansas Avenue, 7th Street, and Crittenden Street NW. The circle is named in honor of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.
~1660 ftNW
Bridge
Ross Drive Bridge, Washington D.C.
9 min walk • The Ross Drive Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Washington, D.C. portion of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ross Drive Bridge was originally constructed as a timber bridge in 1903 to carry Ross Drive over a tributary ravine of Rock Creek.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Stevens, Washington D.C.
31 min walk • Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Northwest, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • Northwest is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street.
1.1 miSE
Library
Petworth Library, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • The Petworth Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 4200 Kansas Avenue NW.
1.4 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Uptown Theater, Washington D.C.
36 min walk • The Uptown Theater, known as The Uptown, was a single-screen movie theater in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Opened in 1936, it hosted the world premieres of such movies as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Jurassic Park. It closed in March 2020.
~1170 ftSW
Bridge
Boulder Bridge, Washington D.C.
6 min walk • The Boulder Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Washington, D.C. portion of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.9 miSW
Historical place
Peirce Mill, Washington D.C.
23 min walk • The Peirce Mill is a historic mill building located in Rock Creek Park, at Tilden Street and Beach Drive, Northwest, Washington, D.C. United States.
1.2 miS
Church
St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, Washington D.C.
31 min walk • St. Stephen and the Incarnation is an Episcopal parish in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was formed by the merger of St. Stephen's parish and the Church of the Incarnation.
0.7 miS
Church
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Washington D.C.
19 min walk • The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. is a church of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The parish was founded in 1949, while the church building was completed in 1958.

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Which popular attractions are close to Carter Barron Amphitheatre?

Nearby attractions include Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge, Washington D.C. (6 min walk), Boulder Bridge, Washington D.C. (6 min walk), Ross Drive Bridge, Washington D.C. (9 min walk), Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington D.C. (9 min walk).

How to get to Carter Barron Amphitheatre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Carter Barron Amphitheatre:

Metro

Van Ness–UDC • Lines: Rd (32 min walk)
Georgia Avenue–Petworth • Lines: Gr, Yl (34 min walk)