The National Arboretum is a very large tract of open land in the District along the Anacostia River. Most of it is forested or fields, but there are some pretty gardens here (conifer, azalea, fern, herb, the 50 state trees, and more). The park land is quiet and underutilized and makes for a peaceful afternoon activity.
The bonsai garden is very fun to walk through. A few of these little guys are from the 1600s and 1700s!
These pillars were from the east front of the Capitol. They were built around 1860, I think, then removed when an addition was added around 1950. These were sandstone and the new pillars are marble. Apparently these original pillars were lying next to the side of the road for many years until people collected money to arrange them here.
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