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Places worth the detour in Washington, D.C.

21 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Washington, D.C., United States, across 2 kinds of detour; nature & landscapes are the largest group (11). Best known: Air Florida Flight 90. 19 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Nature11 Archaeological10
Within 20 km
21
Oldest
Linden Oak 1718
Little known
19 of 21
Most from
19th century

All 21, ranked 21

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

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Questions about this page

What is worth seeing near Washington, D.C.?

21 places within 20 km: 11 nature & landscapes and 10 archaeological & historic sites. The best known is Air Florida Flight 90.

Is there anything near Washington, D.C. that most visitors miss?

19 of these 21 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.

What is the oldest thing near Washington, D.C.?

Linden Oak, dated to 1718.

How is the 20 km radius measured?

As the crow flies from the centre of Washington, D.C., not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.