Last week, we started a new feature, asking our audience and readers to give us the name of a place, and we would visit it for them. Pretty cool, right?
Our first quest came from .
"Please, I like to see U.S. National Arboretum."
First, I had to find it.
The arboretum is not part of the downtown Washington Mall area where 14 museums and institutions line the grassy and treed area that stretches from the Washington Monument (an obelisk) to the U.S Capitol. That's what you normally see on postcards.
The National Arboretum is more than 400 acres of trees, plants, herbs and flowers in the northeast part of the city, along the Anacostia River. It was established in 1927 and it's a living museum where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
The arboretum -- "" is a garden structure on which plants and vines can grow -- is divided into 10 themed gardens and collections such as Asian Collection, National Herb Garden, National Bonsai & Penjing Museum and others. It?s like taking a walk in a really big and well organized park, but with research labs.
Thanks to Google maps you can actually take a through the Arboretum.
The arboretum is open every day (although I recommend to check their website as there might be exceptions) and the admission is free. It is a perfect place to take an afternoon walk if you want to get away from busy city.