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Outdoor Things to Do in DC
Monuments, trails, kayak launches, and park loops. DC is greener than it looks.
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Lincoln Memorial
The most consequential set of steps in American history. Go at night.
Tidal Basin
Cherry blossom ground zero, Jefferson Memorial on the far side.
FreeWashington Monument
555 feet of marble obelisk. Ride to the top on a clear day.
District Pier at The Wharf
Free live concerts on the Potomac all summer.
FreeDupont Circle Farmers Market
Sunday-morning ritual with the best prepared food in any DC market.
FreeEastern Market
Farmers market, weekend arts & crafts, blueberry buckwheat pancakes.
Great Falls Park
15 miles from downtown and suddenly you are in a whitewater gorge.
Key Bridge Boathouse
Kayak the Potomac past the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Memorial, and Roosevelt Island.
Nationals Park
Nats, half-smokes from Chesapeake, skyline views from the upper deck.
FreeRock Creek Park
Central Park's older, wilder cousin. 1,700 acres in the middle of DC.
FreeTheodore Roosevelt Island
88 acres of forest in the middle of the Potomac. Free, quiet, perfect.