The capital devotes one full quarter of its precious land to parks. Its mild winters and hot humid summers, along with the fertile shores of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, support a wide range of plant life. In addition to public spaces and natural wooded areas, several private gardens are open to the public providing a wide range of scenic and landscaped beauty, including the famed cherry trees. Enhanced further by two world-renowned horticultural institutions, the National Arboretum and the U.S. Botanical Gardens, the city has much to offer any nature or outdoor enthusiast.
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- A Anacostia Park
- B C&O Canal National Historic Park Headquarters
- C 1. Georgetown Visitors Center
- D 2. Great Falls Tavern Visitors Center
- E 3. Brunswick Visitors Center
- F 4. Williamsport Visitors Center
