Springtime in DC and the annual Cherry Blossom festival, well, blossoms. Music, dance and parades are laid on to commemorate a 1912 gift to the city of 3,000 Japanese cherry trees from Tokyo.
The best spot to see cherry blossoms in spring
Best time to come here is during cherry blossom festival. You get the view of Jefferson Memorial. Also offers paddle boating!
This is beautiful in the spring when the cherry blossoms are all blooming. Makes me feel very peaceful and patriotic.
Check in here march 29 from noon until 130 and get a free cherry blossoms map! Use #postblossoms to find us.
Best spot to view the Tidal Basin and cherry blossoms
We dare you to take the Tidal Basin paddle boats during Cherry Blossom season and try to catch as many cherry blossom petals as you can. After that take the kids to become junior rangers!
If you're visiting for the #CherryBlossom Festival, consider making a donation to the Trust for the National Mall, which helps protect the cherry trees. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/jVUV9 Read more.
Cherry blossom
Best time to take picture right now with the cherry blossoms
If you go during peak Cherry Blossom season, you also get to see these beautiful blooms.
Home to dozens of different types of flowering cherry trees during the spring, the arboretum is also a great place away from the Tidal Basin with family. Don't miss the original Capitol Columns! Read more.
Beautiful grounds with different things to see all year round, even in the middle of winter. Particularly nice cherry blossoms and fall foliage
Download the app and take the cherry tree tour. Well marked tour and especially fun when blossoms are out.
The park features many of Washington's famous cherry trees, has terrific views of the city and is a popular place for biking, running, fishing and picnicking.
Great road cycling if you like counting in metric units: one lap is 5 km.
Beautiful place to see Arlington and SW D.C. There are also public restrooms throughout.
Get an Old Fashioned at the bar - it's made with house-made bitters and cherries. Delish.
The coconut candy bar could put almond joy out of biz. & definitely the cherries. oh the cherries
Go to Bourbon Steak and be sure to order one of their house-made sodas. The Cherry Smash is the best!
Cherry blossoms are in bloom as of 8th April 2013
Park it at the tidal basin. Do you ever daydream of dropping water balloons all over those pedal-boating dummies? No? Just us?
From Washingtonian: Inconsistency has crept in of late, but always a favorite is the crust holding prosciutto, arugula, and cherry tomatoes
Pizza is amazing. The dough is flavorful, soft and crispy. Their pizza oven works wonders.
They have Sprecher drinks like Root Beer and Cherry Cola for the Wisconsinites out there...
Sandwich shop offering unique options. Personally I keep it simple: love the Capri; the Istanbul is my backup. Best part: bottles of Sprecher = the best cherry cola in existence.
Great atmosphere with natural light. I tried the house salad with grilled chicken and loved it. Also, the cherry cola Sprecher was a special finding!
Cherries are awesome!!!
Take your time to feel. Try entire basin, hidden paths, mornings, evenings, sunrise, sunset. Her Grace & Stunning Beauty will embrace YOU. She is quiet yet very eloquent. Learn her journey. Be gentle.
The walk is longer than it looks. Comfortable shoes a must!
Pretty much the perfect spot for this cookie and ice cream shop near GW. Get the ice cream sandwich, nutella cookies and cherry ice cream.
Great cookies - try the vegan chocolate chip and the regular chocolate chip. Good amount of seating.
Can't go wrong with milk and cookies.
#CherryBlossoms: The National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day and Opening Ceremony is at the National Building Museum March 26 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It's free! Read more.
Great gift shop with a very interesting selection of. Architecture and Design books.
I absolutely love the bldg!
The granite has specks of pink to compliment the cherry blossoms.
Have visited early in the Spring when the cherry blossoms were out
The landscape is beautiful. A must see for any visitor to DC! Read more.
Loved the bfast paella, the meat and cheese plate, cherry lime sangria, shishito peppers
Take green beans and meatballs for kids. Consider patatas brevas as filler but since portions so big- no need
Service and their tapas are awesome!
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