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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
Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nations capital. It offers visitors an opportunity to reflect and soothe their spirits through the beauty of nature. Fresh air, majestic trees, wild animals, and the ebb and flow of Rock Creek emanate the delicate aura of the forest.
Phone: 202-895-6000 Price Range: N/A Open Season: N/A Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: NW Washington Nearest Lake or River: N/A Park Type: State Park Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing Details Provided By: Rock Creek Park
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
Alone among the Founders of the United States George Washington earned the title Father of his Country in recognition of his leadership in the cause of American independence. Appointed commander of the Continental Army in 1775, he molded a fighting force that won independence from Great Britain. In 1787 as President of the Constitutional Convention, he helped guide the deliberations to form a government that has lasted for more than 200 years. 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 Monument Activities: Details Provided By: Washington Monument
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
NCP-East offers a wide array of historic, natural, and recreational areas of that are a part of Washington, D.C. and its eastern environs. The park includes 12 major park areas at 98 locations. Significant resources are as diverse as statuary, historic sites and buildings, recreation areas, parkways, archeological sites, tidal and non-tidal wetlands, meadows, and forests; and encompass over 8,000 acres.
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: State Park Activities: Details Provided By: National Capital Parks-East
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 John Ericsson Memorial is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the screw propeller. He was also the designer of the U.S.S Monitor, the ship that ensured Union naval supremacy during the Civil War. 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 Monument Activities: Details Provided By: John Ericsson National Memorial
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
America's transfer from civil war to peace was made more difficult on April 14, 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed, just five days after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. A well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, desperate to aid the dying Confederacy, stepped into the president's box. Booth's decision to pull the trigger altered the nation's power to reconstruct after the war. read more...
Phone: 202-426-6924 Price Range: N/A Open Season: N/A Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Washington Nearest Lake or River: N/A Park Type: National Historic Site Activities: Interpretive Programs Details Provided By: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site