Rock Creek Park: Arboreal Southern Section, Washington,...
Washington, DC, has long been called the City of Trees. Despite a net tree-cover loss of roughly 60 percent since 1980, the name still applies. The parks remain mostly wooded. Residential streets, yards, and gardens sport can... trails.com
National Zoo
The National Zoological Park is a part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world?s largest museum and research complex. The Smithsonian includes 18 museums and galleries, as well as the National Zoo. The words "National Z... famplosion.com
Lake Accotink Park Carousel, Springfield, Virginia
Located in Springfield, Virginia, Lake Accotink Park is nestled in the midst of Fairfax County. Once a rural farmland, the park is now surrounded by a bustling community. The Allan Herschell 1930s carousel is located at t... waymarking.com
Huntley Meadows
Four and a half miles of trails set in the midst of 1600 acres, this Fairfax County gem features seasonal wetlands along the banks of Dogue Creek and Little Hunting Creek. Some trails feature a significant boardwalk throug... trailpeak.com
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens And Park, Washington, District Of...
For a short and exotic urban hike thats wonderfully non-urban, visit Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and Park, on the Anacostia River near the Prince Georges County line. There youll find gorgeous water-lily ponds, a plant-and-wil... trails.com
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt: 1858-1919 [Quotations, Panel 1]: NATURE There is delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and ... hmdb.org
National Aquarium Washington, Dc
The National Aquarium's 80 exhibits display nearly 2,000 animals - including four species of sharks, Hawaiian reef fish, piranha, and an octopus. In a welcoming setting, visitors learn about the spectacular creatur... culturaltourismdc.org
Us National Arboretum
The U.S. National Arboretum is a Department of Agriculture research facility and living museum. It is dedicated to serving the public and improving our environment by developing and promoting improved landscape pla... culturaltourismdc.org
Tudor Place Historic House And Garden
Tudor Place was built by Martha Washington's granddaughter, Martha Custis Peter, and her husband, Thomas Peter, son of a successful Scottish tobacco merchant. In 1805, Thomas Peter purchased the land comprising a city lot... famplosion.com
C & O Canal
The trail is a great, cheap, 3 day weekend (or less, depending how fast, and how far you want to go) getaway that runs the length of the C&O Canal, which would have extended to Ohio if it weren't for the railroads. It i... singletracks.com
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is the grand, former estate of Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Located on 25 acres in a lovely residential neighborhood in Northwest DC, Hillwood is merely five mil... culturaltourismdc.org
Glen Echo Park -
Glen Echo Park began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly, teaching the sciences, arts, languages and literature. By the early 1900s, Glen Echo Park had become a premier amusement park, serving the Washington D.C. ar... waymarking.com
Theodore Roosevelt Island
This 88-acre bird sanctuary in the middle of the Potomac River is dedicated to our 26th President. Explore 2.5 miles of trails and the Memorial Plaza. Theodore Roosevelt Island is accessible only from the northbound lanes o... virginia.org
George Washington Memorial Parkway
- George Washington Memorial Parkway, developed as a memorial to the first U.S. President, preserves and protects the shoreline and watershed of the Potomac River. It connects historic sites from Mount Vernon passed the Na... wildernet.com
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- This national memorial preserves and protects the house where Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia, lived for 30 years. The memorial overlooks the Potomac River and Washington, D.C., and is ... wildernet.com
Sport Rock Climbing Center Ii
Sportsrock II located in Alexandria Virginia opened in Feb of 1996. The fourty foot wall features an impressive display of slabs, steep walls, arches, roofs, towers, an awesome boulder cave, all in a mega space of 8,000... rockclimbing.com
Fort Foote
High on a bluff, a hundred feet above the Potomac River, twelve heavy guns commanded the approach to the city. Smaller cannon were placed to protect Fort Foote from landward attack. Numerous buildings were constructed to house ... hmdb.org
Gravelly Point Park
Kids may wonder where the heck you're taking them -- after all, Gravelly Point Park is little more than a strip of grass on the edge of the George Washington Parkway, just outside the city in Arlington, Virginia. But watch their ... go.com