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Tidal Basin

Circled by Independence Avenue, 15th Street SW and Ohio Drive, Washington, DC 20024 | 202-426-6841

Neighborhood:

The Mall

Metro:

Smithsonian (Blue and Orange lines), Independence Avenue exit

hours:

Open daily, dawn to dusk

Quick Take

Home to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and 600 cherry trees.

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The Tidal Basin is lined with 600 cherry trees - a 1912 gift from the city of Tokyo - which blossom each spring with spectacular pink flowers and draw throngs of visitors to the riverside. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial sits at the southern edge of the basin. To explore the basin from the water, rent a pedal boat at the Tidal Basin Boathouse.

 
 
 
 
 

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