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Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium

About Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium

The Nature Center is home to our Planetarium and nature exhibit area which features displays of plants and animals that can be found in the park. Most of Rock Creek park's public and educational programs begin at the Nature Center.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

Nature centerNational Park Service visitor center
Founded
1960

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  1. Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium, Washington, D.C.01Washington, D.C.Bonnachoven · CC0
  2. Inside Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium02Inside Rock Creek Park Nature Center and PlanetariumAbraham · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Nature Center and Planetarium in Rock Creek Park03Nature Center and Planetarium in Rock Creek ParkAbraham · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Nature Center and Planetarium in Rock Creek Park04Nature Center and Planetarium in Rock Creek ParkAbraham · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.4 miles of Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium; the closest, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, is about 1.1 miles away.