Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

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  • Address
    1550 Anacostia Ave NE, Northeast DC
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  • Phone
    426 6905
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Deanwood

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The only national park devoted to water plants is across the Anacostia River from the National Arboretum, in Anacostia Park. The aquatic gardens started as the hobby of a Civil War veteran and operated for 56 years as a commercial water garden until the federal government purchased them in 1938. Highlights include the lovely water lilies, which are the star of an annual festival every July.

To reach the park follow the Douglas Street signs out of the Deanwood metro (you'll cross over a pedestrian overpass), then make a right on Anacostia Ave. If you are driving you'll want to take New York Ave (Rte 50) east to Kenilworth Ave south (I-295). From here you'll make a right on Douglas street and then another right on Anacostia Ave.