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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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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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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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Gateway ParkParent rating: Location: 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA Gateway Park has a small ornamental garden with a fountain, an amphitheater, a paved trail, restrooms, and water fountains. Near the Key Bridge, it's a good spot for viewing the 4th of July fir...
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee MemorialParent rating: Location: Arlington National Cemetery, Ft Myer, VA Arlington House was the home of Robert E. Lee and his family for 30 years and is uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families. George Washington Parke Custis built the house to b...
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Fairfax Old Town HallParent rating: Location: 3999 University Drive, Fairfax, VA Built in 1900, the Fairfax Old Town Hall has been used by the city as a place for meetings and entertainment since 1902. The building is currently used for many annual events and can be rented ...
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Fort C.F. Smith ParkParent rating: Location: 2411 N. 24th Street, Arlington, VA Fort C.F. Smith Park is a 19-acre park features lots of trees, an ornamental peace garden, creek, trails, open meadow, preserved earthworks of a Civil War fort built in 1863, and the restored 2...
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