National Grove of State Trees, Mount Rainier

Name: National Grove of State Trees
Address: Mount Rainier, United States

#3 among attractions in Mount Rainier

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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. It was established in 1927 by an act of Congress after a campaign by USDA Chief Botanist Frederick Vernon Coville. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.7 mi²Elevation: 69 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°54'25"N, 76°58'9"W

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Northeast Washington (National Arboretum)Mount Rainier United States

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National Grove of State Trees – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: RFK Stadium, United States National Arboretum, Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, District of Columbia Route 295.

1.2 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
31 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.
0.4 miNE
Park
United States National Arboretum, Washington D.C.
11 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.
1.2 miS
Bridge
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier
31 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.
1.3 miSE
Street
District of Columbia Route 295, Washington D.C.
34 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.
0.5 miNE
Tree
Goshin, Washington D.C.
12 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.
0.4 miN
Museum, Natural history museum
National Bonsai Foundation, Washington D.C.
10 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 miNW
Streamline Moderne architecture
Hecht Company Warehouse, Mount Rainier
26 min walk • The Hecht Company Warehouse in Washington, D.C. is a Streamline Moderne style building. Designed by engineer Gilbert V.
0.8 miSW
Park
Rosedale Recreation Center, Washington D.C.
22 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 miSE
Street
Benning Road, Washington D.C.
22 min walk • Benning Road is a major traveled street in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland. The street's western terminus is at the "Starburst intersection" in the northeast quadrant of the city at Bladensburg Road, Florida Avenue, Maryland Avenue, H Street and 15th Street.
0.7 miSE
Bridge
Ethel Kennedy Bridge, Mount Rainier
19 min walk • The Ethel Kennedy Bridge is a beam bridge built in 2004 that carries Benning Road over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with pedestrian lanes on both sides.
~1300 ftN
Monuments and statues
National Capitol Columns, Washington D.C.
7 min walk • The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns which were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid 20 acres of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.

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Which popular attractions are close to National Grove of State Trees?

Nearby attractions include National Capitol Columns, Washington D.C. (7 min walk), National Bonsai Foundation, Washington D.C. (10 min walk), United States National Arboretum, Washington D.C. (11 min walk), Goshin, Washington D.C. (12 min walk).