Georgetown gardens are numerous, but there is a century-old specimen that outshines all of its competitors. Dumbarton Oaks is a country estate built in a city. Located on R Street NW in Washington, DC, it nestles between Rock Creek…
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Revel in the peak azalea season in April at the 446-acre U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Nature paints its woodland canvas with bright and bold swipes of red, orange, purple, pink, and speckled white blooms. I always catch…
RIP Stumpy! How do you say goodbye to a friend that is always waiting for you to visit in any season at any time? In March 2024, Washingtonians learned that the National Park Service (NPS) would remove their beloved…
Each spring before the cherry blossoms peak, Washingtonians race to see the giant cup-shaped pink blooming saucer magnolia trees at the Smithsonian. There are two rows of pink blooming saucer magnolia trees (also known as tulip magnolia trees) that…
DC cherry blossoms fever hits me each year during the last cold weeks of March in Washington DC. Paint my city pink! Frail white Yoshino petals rain down in flower showers on the bumpy path along the Tidal Basin…
Sometimes I go into the woods at the U.S. National Arboretum just to breathe deeply. Feeling close to the mossy rocks, vine-draped trees, and skittering squirrels helps me to meditate as well as my Calm app. What is it…
When I visited Cedar Hill estate, the last home where Frederick Douglass lived for 17 years, I thought I saw his ghost. I had just finished the National Park Service’s docent tour of the home in Anacostia. My brain…
Gawking at awe-inspiring waterfalls should be on every traveler’s list. Standing at the Great Falls Park guard rail and watching the frantic falls pound the rocks below on the Potomac River, I am transported out of everyday stresses. I…