Smithsonian Institution is in United States. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1846) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Museum
Country
United States
Origin (P571)
1846
Coordinates
38.8889 N, 77.0260 W
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Visitors per year (P1174)
30,000,000
Notability (sitelinks)
70
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
National Museum of African Art
United States
0.1
Freer Gallery of Art
United States
0.1
National Museum of Natural History
United States
0.3
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
United States
0.3
National Museum of American History
United States
0.4
The closest neighbor is National Museum of African Art, 0.1 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Instituto Smithsoniano
English
Smithsonian Institution
Español
Institución Smithsonian
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 38.8889 N, 77.0260 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Smithsonian Institution: 70 sitelinks; closest neighbor National Museum of African Art at 0.1 km