Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland

#3 among attractions in Suitland

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The Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Center is a collections storage and conservation facility in Suitland, Maryland which houses Smithsonian collections which are not on display in the museums. It is not usually open to the public, due to security concerns, though occasionally special tours are organized. ()

Established: 1983 (41 years ago)Coordinates: 38°50'34"N, 76°56'26"W

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4210 Silver Hill RdSilver HillSuitland United States

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Smithsonian Museum Support Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Anacostia Community Museum, Honfleur Gallery, Bet Mishpachah Cemetery, Fort Dupont Park.

2.2 miNW
Museum, History museum
Anacostia Community Museum, Washington D.C.
56 min walk • The Anacostia Community Museum is a community museum in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is one of twenty museums under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institution and was the first federally funded community museum in the United States.
3 miNW
Museum, Art gallery
Honfleur Gallery, Washington D.C.
77 min walk • Honfleur Gallery located on Good Hope Road in the Anacostia Historic District neighborhood of Washington, D.C. is a gallery that was established in January 2007 by the Action to Rehabilitate Community Housing group.
2.4 miW
Cemetery
Bet Mishpachah Cemetery, Suitland
61 min walk • The Bet Mishpachah Cemetery is a recently established Jewish cemetery located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The cemetery is for the Bet Mishpachah community located in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C.
2.4 miN
Park
Fort Dupont Park, Washington D.C.
63 min walk • Fort Dupont Park is a 376-acre wooded park under the management of the National Park Service located in Washington, DC. The name of the park comes from the old Civil War earthwork fort that lies within the park.
2.5 miW
Cemetery
Elesavetgrad Cemetery, Suitland
63 min walk • The Elesavetgrad Cemetery DCHBA is a 2.6 acre Jewish cemetery located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The cemetery was established in December 1911. This cemetery is adjacent to the Ohev Sholom, Adas Israel, Bet Mishpachah and Washington Hebrew cemeteries.
2.4 miW
Protected area
Oxon Run Parkway, Washington D.C.
62 min walk • The Oxon Run Parkway is a corridor of federal park land in the Washington Highlands neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
1.7 miNW
Library
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.
44 min walk • Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye opened on June 19, 2012.
1.8 miN
Park
Fort Davis Park, Washington D.C.
47 min walk • Fort Davis is a Civil War earthwork that was constructed for the defense of Washington. It is located in the Fort Davis neighborhood.
2.2 miW
Library
Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library, Suitland
57 min walk • The Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1547 Alabama Avenue SE.
2.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Randle Highlands, Suitland
60 min walk • Randle Highlands is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. east of the Anacostia River.
2.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Skyland, Suitland
53 min walk • Skyland is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Good Hope Road to the northeast, Alabama Avenue to the southeast, and Fort Stanton Park to the south and west. Also see article on Anacostia.