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Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia

Crystal City, Arlington, VirginiaEdge cities in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areaNeighborhoods in Arlington County, VirginiaTransit-oriented developments in the United StatesUnderground cities
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Crystal City is an urban neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, south of downtown Washington, D.C. Due to its extensive integration of office buildings and residential high-rise buildings using underground corridors, travel between stores, offices, and residences is possible without going above ground; thus, a large part of Crystal City is an underground city. Crystal City includes offices of numerous defense contractors, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Marshals Service, and many satellite offices for The Pentagon. It is also the location of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
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N 38.851402777778 ° E -77.050688888889 °
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South Crystal Drive
22202 Arlington, Crystal City
Virginia, United States
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