Washington, DC Sights

Dumbarton Oaks

#218 of 727 things to do in Washington, DC

#3882 of 27205 things to do in North America

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  • Address
    • 1703 32nd St NW
  • Transport
    • Georgetown shuttle from Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 202 339 6401
  • Price
    • museum admission free, gardens adult/senior & child $8/5
  • Hours
    • gardens 2-6pm, to 5pm Tue-Sun winter, museum 2-5pm Tue-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Dumbarton Oaks

One of the finest mansions in DC is set on some of its finest gardens, a multi-terraced study in pruned elegance. Nineteen ponds and pools are dolloped over 16 acres of landscaped goodness. In the mansion itself is a collection of fine Byzantine and pre-Columbian art, an intricately painted beamed ceiling and El Greco’s The Visitation. As a bonus, this is where folks decided to found the UN in 1944. The house is operated by the trustees of Harvard University, so Harvard students, faculty and staff get in for free.

 

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