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2008 Application Catalog

Life Outside of the NCI

Metro subway

The Office of the CPFP is located in Division of Cancer Prevention at NCI in Rockville, Maryland, near the Nation’s Capitol. With the convenient Metro subway surrounding the Washington, D.C. area, transportation is within easy reach.

Smithsonian

Near the NIH campus, downtown Bethesda supports a diverse selection of more than 180 restaurants offering cuisine from all over the world.

Fifteen to 20 minutes away, Washington, D.C. offers magnificent monuments and world-class museums. The National Gallery of Art and the museums of the Smithsonian Institution are only the most obvious; smaller museums such as the Phillips Collection and the Corcoran Gallery of Art should not be overlooked. Other sightseeing opportunities such as the National Zoo, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the folk festivals, the cherry blossoms that bloom every spring, the numerous parades, and the many other worthwhile sightseeing adventures are nearby. Washington’s best known outdoor recreational area, Rock Creek Park, offers a spacious and beautiful landscape that is much appreciated and heavily used by bicyclists, runners, and picnickers.

Inner Harbor

Washingtonians often make the trip to Baltimore to watch a baseball game or to enjoy the Inner Harbor restaurants, aquarium, and shopping. Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay are also nearby.

Jefferson Memorial

Within a short distance are the Atlantic coast beaches, the Shenandoah and Catoctin mountains, as well as the nearby ski resorts in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Also close by are the historic homes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Our weather covers all seasons from the leaves turning colors in the fall to the warm sun-kissed days of summer – we have it all!

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