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Meadowlark GardensParent rating:  Location: 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna, VA Meadowlark Gardens houses 95 acres of ornamental display gardens and unique native plant collections, including more than twenty varieties of cherry trees, irises, peonies, azaleas, lilacs, an ...
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National ArboretumParent rating: Location: 3501 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Enviro-friendly Place in DC, the US National...
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Franciscan Monastery of the Holy LandParent rating: Location: 1400 Quincy Street, NE, Washington, DC The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land is an often unexpected surprise to those who don't live in Brookland. And once discovered, people are reluctant to share their find, as the monastery i...
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Mount Vernon Estate & GardensParent rating: Location: 3200 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon, VA Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until General Washington's death in 1799. He worked tirelessly to expand his plantation...
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Meridian Hill ParkParent rating:  Location: 16th, Euclid, 15th, and W Streets, NW, Washington, DC Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is 12 beautiful acres bordered by 16th, Euclid, 15th, and W Streets, NW. Purchased as park land in 1910, but not complete until 1936, Meridian ...
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Green Spring Gardens ParkParent rating: Location: 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA Green Spring Gardens Park is a 27-acre park that advances the awareness and practice of gardening in Metropolitan Washington, DC. Visitors are invited to stroll through five acres of gardens - ...
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The United States Botanic GardenParent rating: Location: Maryland Avenue and First Street, SW, Washington, DC The United States Botanic Garden is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America and informs visitors about the importance of plants to the well-being of humankind and to earth's fragile ...
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Meadowside Nature CenterParent rating: Location: 5100 Meadowside Lane, Derwood, MD Meadowside Nature Center, located in Rock Creek Regional Park, offers programs and exhibits which interpret natural and cultural history and demonstrate responsible management of our natural re...
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Oxon Hill FarmParent rating: Location: 6411 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD Located just outside the District in Oxon Cove Park, Oxon Hill Farm is a real working farm operated the same way it was at the end of the nineteenth century (the Farm's literature refers to thi...
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Nottoway ParkParent rating:  Location: 9601 Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA Tennis, basketball, volleyball, softball, and baseball, gardens, picnicing, a fitness trail, and a wooded nature path are just a few of the lures at Nottoway. The tennis courts may be reserved...
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Constitution GardensParent rating:  Location: West Potomac Park, Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC Believe it or not, this lovely 50-acre park used to be underwater! A US Army Corps of Engineers dredging project at the turn of century created the land that became Potomac Park. Today, it's the perf...
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Tudor Place Historic House and GardenParent rating: Location: 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, completed in 1816 by Thomas Peter and his wife Martha Custis Peter, granddaughter of Martha Washington, was designed by Dr. William Thornton, the first ar...
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Smithsonian Information Center: The CastleParent rating: Location: 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC Completed in 1855, the original Smithsonian Institution Building, popularly known as "the Castle" and centrally located on the National Mall, today houses the Smithsonian Information Center - a...
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