Parks Travel and Tourism Washington, DC United States

Parks

• - Includes the Nature Center, Planetarium Visitor Center, Old Stone House and Pierce Barn. Includes history, activities, educational programs and information for children.
  
• - Named for the Civil War earthwork located within the park, offering picnic areas, nature walks, Civil War programs, gardening, environmental education, music, skating, sports and youth programs.
  
• - Includes the gardens, Kenilworth Marsh, ballfields and recreational facilities. Features a satellite program, preschool stories and driving directions.
  
• - Non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and enhancing public parks in the National Capital Region. Information on programs, getting involved, events, and special features devoted to Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park and Watts Branch Park, including phot
  
• - Follows the route of the Potomac River from the District to Cumberland, Maryland. Includes original structures, including locks, lock houses and aqueducts. Features educational activities, information for children, news and history.
  
• - This National Park Service site provides a historical overview of how the National Mall has evolved since 1790, illustrated by a timeline chart. It also has lots of facts and figures about major Mall monuments and memorials, links to monument Web sites a
  
• - Located on the south end of the White House grounds and generally known as The Ellipse. Includes activities and history.
  
• - This 1953 book by Cornelius W. Heine traces the history of the National Capital parks system since 1790. The text is accompanied by illustrations, tables and bibliography from the printed edition. From the National Park Service Web site.
  
• - Includes Kenilworth March, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, the Langston Golf Course, ballfields, ball courts, picnic areas and a pavilion for roller skating and special events. Includes news and flora and fauna lists.
  
• - Provides urban green space for relaxation, aesthetic enjoyment and historic commemoration. Includes Lincoln, Folger, Stanton and Marion Parks as well as several medians, squares and triangles.
  
  

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