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
Greenbelt Homes Inc.
In 1936 the federal government built Greenbelt and two other "greenbelt towns" as models of town and community planning. The government carefully selected tenants for the utopian town and acted as landlord. Although Greenbelt w... hmdb.org
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
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
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
John Ericsson Memorial
I love this country. I love its people and its laws, and I would give my life for it just as soon as not. John Ericsson. Swedish-born John Ericsson revolutionized maritime navigation through the first practical use of a stern-m... hmdb.org
Capital Crescent Trail
The 11-mile Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's Georgetown Branch rail line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It begins in Silver Spring, Maryland, east of the Rock Creek Trestle and... traillink.com
Ken Penrod Life Outdoors Unlimited
MD, VA & PA's largest and most respected guide service. Sixteen years and 16 guides to serve. Largemouth, smallmouth and stripers on the Potomac, Susquehanna, Rappahannock, Chickahominy and MD Eastern Shore rivers. Lakes... landbigfish.com
Bike And Roll
Bike the Sites of the nation"s capital with Bike and Roll Washington, DC. A variety of tours are available during the day and evening that take you through the heart of the city. Whether you're a first-time visitor... culturaltourismdc.org