Attractions
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Marjorie Merriwether Post’s Georgian-style home houses a museum of decorative arts, 25-acres of gardens, and a year-round schedule of events and special exhibitions.
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Klingle Valley Trail
From Cortland Place to Porter Street NW, Washington DC 20008
Reopened in 2017, the Klingle Valley Trail is a .7 mile multi-use path across Rock Creek Park connecting Cortland Place NW to Porter Street NW, passing under Connecticut Avenue just north of the National Zoo. The path bisects the Klingle Valley, running parallel with Klingle Creek. It follows the alignment of a section of Klingle Road NW that was severely damaged by floods in 1991 and has been barricaded off to prohibit access ever since. The trail rehabilitation work also restored Klingle Creek to resize and realign its channel and stabilize its eroded banks.
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The trail provides a paved path for bikers, hikers, and strollers to avoid streets and get to Rock Creek Park from Woodley Park and the Tregaron Conservancy. -
National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
Designated as the “National House of Prayer,” the Cathedral is home to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Its renowned architecture and surrounding gardens attract visitors from around the world.
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Peirce Mill
2401 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Restored in 1936 by the National Park Service, the 19th century mill used moving water as a power service to grind corn, wheat, and rye. Located in Rock Creek Park on Tilden Road at Beach Drive.
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Rock Creek Park
Cleveland Park entrances at 3000 Block of Klingle Road (to Klingle Valley Trail) or near 3801 Connecticut Ave., NW
DC’s central park, Rock Creek has more than 1700 acres of parkland, trails, picnic areas, and waterways.
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Rosedale Conservancy
3471-3501 Newark Street NW, Washington, DC 20016
The site of what may be the oldest home still standing in Washington, DC., Rosedale’s three acres of 18th century terraced lawns are now part of the National Register of Historic Places.
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Smithsonian National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Always free of charge, the Zoo attracts more than 2 million visitors annually to visit more than 1500 species living on 163 acres.
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Tregaron Conservancy
3100 Macomb Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
A historic woodland garden, free and open every day, with 13 acres of peaceful trails and meadows, carefully restored and maintained to its original design by renowned landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman.
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Enter Tregaron via three entrances:
- on Macomb Street NW, next to the driveway at 3100 Macomb Street NW, then proceed along side of driveway to Conservancy trail head
- in the 3000 Block of Klingle Road NW (The GPS address is 3031 Klingle Road NW)
- off the top of the Klingle Valley Trail (walking up the KVT from Rock Creek/Porter Street, just before you get to the end of the KVT)