District of Columbia Parks and Recreation Areas with National Park - Page 2

Harmony Hall is in the Broad Creek Historic District, the first historic district formed under Prince George's County preservation law. The house is an 18th century Georgian country house that architecturally ranks as one of the great early plantation houses and an outstanding early colonial house of Maryland. The front of the house faces the Potomac River and remains much as it appeared in 1766, the estimated time of construction. read more...

Phone: (202) 690-5185   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: Harmony Hall

A park for all seasons describes the 376 rolling wooded acres that make up one of the largest parks in all of Washington. Picnics, nature walks, Civil War programs, gardening, environmental education, music, skating, sports, and youth programs are among the varied seasonal activities at this spacious area east of the Anacostia River. read more...

Phone: (202)690-5185   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: Fort Dupont Park

Peirce Mill was built in the 1820's, and operated commercially until 1897. The United States Government acquired the mill as part of Rock Creek Park in 1892. Currently the mill is not operating. It is being preserved and ultimately will be made operable again when sufficient funding for repairs is made available. Until then, Peirce Mill remain's open to the public as a museum and ranger contact station. Peirce Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. read more...

Phone: 202-282-0927   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Hiking, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Peirce Mill

Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens constitutes some 700 acres and is part of Anacostia Park. The Park includes the "Gardens", Kenilworth Marsh, ballfields and recreational facilities. The origins of Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens lie not only in the 1791 L'Enfant Plan for the District of Columbia, but also the McMillan Plan of 1901 which specifically recommended extension of public parkland along both sides of the Anacostia River. read more...

Phone: (202)690-5185   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding   Details Provided By: Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

The White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, was originally constructed 1792-1800, the work of James Hoban. It was reconstructed in 1815 after being burned by British soldiers during the War of 1812. It has been the home of every president of the United States since John Adams. read more...

Phone: 202-208-1631   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: SW Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: President's Park (White House)

The Lincoln Memorial is a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War (1861-1865). The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincolns death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber. read more...

Phone: 202.426.6841   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Lincoln Memorial

Located along the famous Cherry Tree Walk on the Western edge of the Tidal Basin near the National Mall, this is a memorial not only to FDR, but also to the era he represents. The memorial traces twelve years of American History through a sequence of four outdoor rooms-each one devoted to one of FDR's terms of office. Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd President: A 10-foot statue shows him in a wheeled chair; a bas-relief depicts him riding in a car during his first inaugural. At the very beginning of the memorial in a prologue room there is a statue with FDR seated in a wheelchair much like the one he actually used. read more...

Phone: 202.426.6841   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Boating and Watercraft   Details Provided By: Franklin Deleano Roosevelt Memorial

Battleground National Cemetery, located at 6625 Georgia Avenue, NW, was established shortly after the Battle of Fort Stevens in the summer of 1864. The battle, which lasted two days (July 11 through July 12, 1864) marked the defeat of General Jubal A. Early's Confederate campaign to launch an offensive action against the poorly defended Nation's Capital. The Battle of Fort Stevens was also to gain notoriety as being the only military action in which the Commander in Chief (President Abraham Lincoln) came under direct fire from an enemy force. read more...

Phone: 202-895-6070   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: Battleground National Cemetery

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and the organization she founded, the National Council of Negro Women. read more...

Phone: (202) 673-2402   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Mary McLoed Bethune Council Site

The National Mall's origins are as old as the capital city itself. The open space and parklands envisioned by Pierre L'Enfant's plan, which was commissioned by George Washington, created an ideal stage for national expressions of remembrance, observance and protest. read more...

Phone: 202.426.6841   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: National Mall