Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who began his formal education at age 20 and went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University, lived in this home on 9th street until his death in 1950. Dr. Woodson is considered the father of African American History and the founder of what is now The Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. This park is currently in need of rehabilitation and closed to the public.  

President Abraham Lincoln was shot April 14th 1865 in the Ford's Theatre and died the next morning at the Petersen House across the street. This park is an active theatre and reopened in 2009 after major renovations.

Home of the famous orator, abolitionist and statesman, this park is a compelling window into the past.

The resolute marble columns that surround a sculpture of the Great Emancipator sit at the western end of its Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. Some of Lincoln's most famous speeches are carved on the walls.  

Located on an island in the Potomac River, this memorial to our 36th president is accessed by car or foot from sites in Virginia, including the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Includes a rich diversity of sites in Washington, D.C. including the 1,200-acre Anacostia Park along the banks of the Anacostia River, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, and the Fort Circle Parks that protect Fort Dupont and other fortifications to defend Washington during the Civil War.  

An oasis of green in busy Washington, Rock Creek Park extends from the northern parts of the city almost to the National Mall and Memorials. It features many opportunities for recreation from in-line skating to a quiet walk in the woods, and provides a haven for wildlife. It includes the   Peirce Mill gristmill, built in the 1820s, and is being restored to be operable again after closing down operations in 1993.  

As president, philosopher and diplomat, Thomas Jefferson's words and ideas shaped the founding of the country. His memorial sits in a beautiful rotunda on the National Mall surrounded, in the spring, by the famous cherry blossoms.

One of the most famous and longest trails in the United States, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail crosses West Virginia in the Eastern panhandle. Visitors can hike its entirety between Georgia and Maine, or hop on parts of the trail for weekends or day hikes. 

Originally built to transport coal, lumber, grain and other agricultural products, the 184 miles of this historical park showcase American transportation history while providing a beautiful place for visitors to hike and bike along the waterway. Noted park features include the Great Falls Tavern, which opened as a hotel in 1831 and now serves as a visitor center, the Pawpaw Tunnel, and a number of aqueducts with its largest, the Monocacy Aqueduct.  

Clara Barton's home served as the headquarters for the Red Cross, an organization that she founded, and as a storehouse for disaster relief supplies. Visitors can see 11 rooms that have been restored to their 19th century appearance.

More than 180 years old, Fort Washington was built on a high bluff above the Potomac River to defend Washington, DC.

Camping and hiking are available just 13 miles from Washington DC at Greenbelt Park.  

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry was a staging point for the Lewis and Clark expedition, and in 1859 abolishonist John Brown's raid on the federal armory helped spark the U.S. Civil War. In 1906, Storer College in Harpers Ferry hosted a seminal meeting of early civil rights leaders. These sites from American history as well as sites from the 1862 seige and defense of Harpers Ferry are part of the national park.

Protecting the view from George Washington's home across the river at Mount Vernon, Piscataway Park offers visitors walks along the Potomac River across freshwater tidal wetlands and on forested trails, and the oppportunity to view remarkable wildlife including beaver and the American bald eagle.