Rodrigo De Luna

Little Island is a very good park for some rest. It’s surprising how this is like a huge planter and everything is green and healthy.

Once you’ve been to a couple of Natural History museums you’ve pretty much seen them all. This has the usual fossil and animal collections, but I’d say they’re very well organized and the exhibits seem designed with intent.

They have some really nice fossils although it’s hard to determine how many replicas they have instead of the real thing.

Their animal collection is also pretty good and the exhibits include plenty of useful information.

Definitely a good option if you have kids or you like nature. Safe to skip if you’ve been to more than one similar museums elsewhere.

The gardens are beautiful. I wouldn’t really go out of my way to visit this place though, but if you’re close in Georgetown you can kill some time here.

Make sure to use bug spray, especially if you’re wearing short sleeves or shorts, or the mosquitos will absolutely devour you.

This is beautiful and well taken care of. The grass is green and clean, the whole area feels airy and not crowded. It looks bigger on a map than it really is, you can go around the whole national mall seeing all memorials in about 2-3 hours. Just note that buses don’t reach some areas.

There are also several restrooms around which is greatly appreciated, as well as little overpriced shops that offer refreshments.