Parks in Washington D.C.

The National Mall is a two-mile landscaped park stretching from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, forming the ceremonial core of Washington, D.C. It is flanked by Smithsonian museums and punctuated by presidential memorials.

Dumbarton Oaks features 10 acres of terraced formal gardens in Georgetown, designed by pioneering landscape architect Beatrix Farrand beginning in 1921. The estate also houses a research library and museum of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art administered by Harvard University.

Rock Creek Park is a 1,754-acre urban national park in northwest Washington, D.C., one of the largest and oldest urban parks in the United States. It offers over 32 miles of hiking and biking trails, a nature center, and a planetarium.

The Tidal Basin is a 107-acre partially man-made reservoir between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel, famous for its 3,800 cherry trees that bloom spectacularly each spring. The basin is ringed by the Jefferson, FDR, and MLK memorials.

Constitution Gardens is a 50-acre landscaped park on the National Mall, featuring a small lake with a memorial island. The park was created from land that had been covered by temporary Navy Department buildings during World War I and II.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is the only National Park Service site dedicated entirely to the cultivation and display of aquatic plants. Spread across 12 acres of ponds and marshland along the Anacostia River, it features water lilies, lotuses, and native wetland species.