Benning Road, Washington D.C.

#632 among attractions in Washington D.C.

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Benning Road is a major traveled street in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland. ()

Coordinates: 38°53'48"N, 76°57'36"W

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Northeast WashingtonWashington D.C. United States

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Benning Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: RFK Stadium, D.C. Armory, United States National Arboretum, Whitney Young Memorial Bridge.

0.8 miSW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
21 min walk • Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about two miles due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the west bank of the Anacostia River and next to the D.C. Armory.
1 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
D.C. Armory, Washington D.C.
26 min walk • The D.C. Armory is an armory and a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the eastern United States, located in Washington, D.C. east of the U.S. Capitol building.
1.1 miN
Park
United States National Arboretum, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
0.5 miSW
Bridge
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier
14 min walk • The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974.
1.4 miSW
Cemetery
Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
37 min walk • The Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is an early classical revival structure built 1832–34 with funds appropriated by the United States Congress to store the bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
1.3 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church of Deanwood, Washington D.C.
33 min walk • First Baptist Church of Deanwood is a historic church at 1008 45th Street in Northeast, Washington, D.C. in the Deanwood neighborhood. It was built in 1938, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It was added to the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites the same year.
0.5 miS
Street
District of Columbia Route 295, Washington D.C.
13 min walk • District of Columbia Route 295, also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only signed numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway.
1.1 miN
Tree
Goshin, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • Goshin is a bonsai created by John Y. Naka. It is a forest planting of eleven Foemina junipers, the earliest of which Naka began training into bonsai in 1948. Naka donated it to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, to be displayed at the United States National Arboretum; it has been there ever since.
1.2 miNW
Museum, Natural history museum
National Bonsai Foundation, Washington D.C.
31 min walk • The National Bonsai Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. NBF also helps the United States National Arboretum showcase the arts of bonsai and penjing to the general public.
1 miW
Park
Rosedale Recreation Center, Washington D.C.
27 min walk • The Rosedale Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Kingman Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1701 Gales Street NE. It opened in 2012 inside a new community center that also includes a gymnasium and a swimming pool.
0.9 miNW
Park
National Grove of State Trees, Mount Rainier
22 min walk • The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Benning Road?

Nearby attractions include Ethel Kennedy Bridge, Mount Rainier (5 min walk), Kingman Lake, Washington D.C. (8 min walk), River Terrace, Washington D.C. (9 min walk), District of Columbia Route 295, Washington D.C. (13 min walk).

How to get to Benning Road by public transport?

The nearest stations to Benning Road:

Tram

Benning Road & Oklahoma Avenue Northeast • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (14 min walk)

Bus

Minnesota Avenue Metro • Lines: U4, U5, U6, U7, V2, V4, V7, V8, X1, X2, X3, X9 (18 min walk)

Metro

Stadium–Armory • Lines: Bl, Or, Sv (30 min walk)
Benning Road • Lines: Bl, Sv (32 min walk)