Capitol Heights

Worth seeing in and around Capitol Heights

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Northwest Stadium

   Northwest Stadium is a stadium near Landover, Maryland, in the census-designated place of Summerfield 2.5 miles east of Washington, D.C. It is the home venue of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League. The stadium opened in 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium and was known as FedExField from 1999 until 2024.

   5.2 km · stadium located in Maryland, U.S. · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Congressional Cemetery

   The Congressional Cemetery, officially Washington Parish Burial Ground, is a historic and active cemetery located at 1801 E Street in Washington, D.C., United States, in the Hill East neighborhood on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the only American "cemetery of national memory" founded before the Civil War.

   5.4 km · cemetery in Washington, DC · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Bonsai Foundation

   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.

   5.8 km · nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Anacostia Park

   Anacostia Park is operated by the United States National Park Service. It is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas, with over 1200 acres at multiple sites.

   4.7 km · park in Washington, D.C., United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens

   Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens is a National Park Service site located in the north eastern corner of Washington, D.C., near the Maryland state border. Nestled near the banks of the Anacostia River and directly west of the Baltimore–Washington Parkway, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens preserves a plethora of rare waterlilies and lotuses in the cultivated ponds near the river.

   4.2 km · park in Washington, D.C., United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   D.C. Armory

   The D.C. Armory is a mixed armory and 10,000-seat arena in Washington, D.C. Managed by the Events DC, the Armory opened in 1941, as the headquarters, armory, and training facility for the District of Columbia National Guard. In 1994, it became a venue for a broad range of sports and public events.

   5.3 km · multipurpose arena in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Woodlawn Cemetery

   Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 22.5-acre cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans.

   2.1 km · cemetery in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Concord

   Concord is a historic home located in District Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland. It is a 1790s 2+1⁄2-story Flemish bond brick house with a five-bay south facade, and a later two-part wing which stretches to the west.

   4.1 km · historic house in District Heights, Maryland, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   John Philip Sousa Bridge

   The John Philip Sousa Bridge, also known as the Sousa Bridge and the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, is a continuous steel plate girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Avenue SE across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The bridge is named for famous United States Marine Band conductor and composer John Philip Sousa, who grew up near the bridge's northwestern terminus.

   5.5 km · bridge in Washington, D.C., in the United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Ethel Kennedy Bridge

    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. A separate Washington Metro bridge carrying the Blue, Orange and Silver lines crosses over the bridge near its western terminus, and parallels the bridge on the north.

    4.6 km · bridge in Washington, D.C. · Wikipedia

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Getting to Capitol Heights

Airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), 11 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), 39 km · Washington Dulles (IAD), 47 km

Stations

Stadium–Armory, 5.5 km · Addison Road, 1.8 km · Benning Road, 2.2 km · Morgan Boulevard, 4.2 km · Deanwood, 3.4 km

• Dulles → Capitol Heights

  47 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · $4–6
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• Richmond → Capitol Heights

  155 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · $14–20
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• Philadelphia → Capitol Heights

  192 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · $17–24
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