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With over 1200 acres, Anacostia Park is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas. Included in Anacostia Park is Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens and Kenilworth Marsh. Hundreds of acres are available for ballfields, picnicking, basketball, tennis, and the Anacostia Park Pavilion has some 3300 square feet of space for roller skating and special events. 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: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks Details Provided By: Anacostia
The Old Post Office is one of the last remaining examples of Richardsonian Romanesque Architecture in Washington, D.C. The dominant park feature is the spectacular view from the 270-foot tower observation level, which is one of the best of the nation's capital. The Old Post Office Tower is also home to the bells of the U.S. Congress. The Old Post Office is considered by many visitors as Washington's hidden treasure.
Phone: 202-606-8691 Price Range: N/A Open Season: N/A Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: S.W. Washington Nearest Lake or River: N/A Park Type: National Park Activities: Details Provided By: Old Post Office Tower
From 1877 to 1895, this was the home of Frederick Douglass, the Nation's leading 19th-century African American spokesman. Visitors to the site will learn more about his efforts to abolish slavery and his struggle for Human Rights, Equal Rights and Civil Rights for all oppressed people. Among Frederick Douglass' other achievements, he was U.S. minister to Haiti in 1889. Authorized Sept. 5, 1962, as Frederick Douglass Home; redesignated Feb. 12,1988 as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.
Phone: 202-426-5961 Price Range: $0 - $2 Open Season: N/A Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washingto Nearest Lake or River: N/A Park Type: National Historic Site Activities: Interpretive Programs Details Provided By: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
The Sewall-Belmont House was built by Robert Sewall in 1799-1800 and was named for him and for Alva Belmont, whose financial contribution enabled the National Woman's Party to purchase the house. It has been the headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. The house was designated a National Historic Site by an Act of Congress in 1974. read more...
Phone: (202) 546-1210 Price Range: N/A Open Season: N/A Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: SE Washington Nearest Lake or River: N/A Park Type: National Historic Site Activities: Details Provided By: Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site
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
Suitland Parkway is a limited access scenic roadway that was opened during World War II on December 9, 1944, to serve as a rapid transit road between Camp Springs in Prince George's County, Maryland, to Bolling Field Air Force Base, the Pentagon and downtown Washington, D.C. read more...
Phone: 202-690-5185 Price Range: N/A Open Season: N/A Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: SE Washington Nearest Lake or River: N/A Park Type: N/A Activities: Details Provided By: Suitland Parkway
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)