Lou Fegans
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The New Church
Beautiful church with rotating exhibits. Current exhibit is the history of Indonesia. Interesting but if you are visiting from outsidd Amsterdam it is not a priority.
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens
$7 fee + 2.25 processing fee to enter the gardens from Spring - Fall free in the winter
Must prepurchase tickets online
Plan 1-2hours to explore all of the grounds
Lovely gardens in DC, some areas are better maintained than others. Well worth a visit if you are a local or have visited DC a few times, otherwise I would recommend prioritizing the Smithsonian gardens and Arboretum. The biggest complaint is the significantly limited hours make it challenging to visit (doesn't open until 2:00)
Must prepurchase tickets online
Plan 1-2hours to explore all of the grounds
Lovely gardens in DC, some areas are better maintained than others. Well worth a visit if you are a local or have visited DC a few times, otherwise I would recommend prioritizing the Smithsonian gardens and Arboretum. The biggest complaint is the significantly limited hours make it challenging to visit (doesn't open until 2:00)
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Free museum with relics from ancient America's and Egyt, plan 30min - 1 hour. The real highlight though is the gardens (separate entrance with a fee (must prepurchase tickets online) from Spring - Fall)
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Nice free art museum for a small town. Recommended duration 30 minutes to 1 hour. A collection of art by William Henry Singer and a beautiful piece by Norman Rockwell or among the highlights. The museum is situated in a lovely city park with the lakes and short trails to walk through. Worth a visit
Patapsco Trail Head At Landing Road
The actual entrance gate to the park doesn't open until 9:00 a.m. so if you want to get an early start to your hike this is the best option for parking. There are approximately 10 spots available in a "parking lot" and another 10 to 15 spots parallel with the road.
We did a 10 and a half to 11 MI loop hike with some zigzags for extra distance. Our favorite park in close proximity to DC. Well there's no significant elevation gain at any one time you do get rolling hills that add up to a comfortable amount of elevation change across a longer distance. The 10 and a half mile hike took us 3 and 1/2 hours approximately at a good pace.
Nice variety of trails with changing scenery between fields River views waterfall and different types of forests.
If it's been raining recently be cautious hiking here due to the large amount of dirt bikes the trail is very smooth and can become very muddy even when it's dry. With very much rain it would be a very slow tedious walk
We did a 10 and a half to 11 MI loop hike with some zigzags for extra distance. Our favorite park in close proximity to DC. Well there's no significant elevation gain at any one time you do get rolling hills that add up to a comfortable amount of elevation change across a longer distance. The 10 and a half mile hike took us 3 and 1/2 hours approximately at a good pace.
Nice variety of trails with changing scenery between fields River views waterfall and different types of forests.
If it's been raining recently be cautious hiking here due to the large amount of dirt bikes the trail is very smooth and can become very muddy even when it's dry. With very much rain it would be a very slow tedious walk