Last updated on 14 April 10
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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Photograph © Bill B.
Photograph © Bill B.
Photograph © Bill B.

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Civil War veteran Walter B. Shaw, orginally from Maine purchased land on the banks of the Anacostia River in the 1880s. Homesick for his home state, he brought and planted wild waterlilies native to Maine. In 1912, he opened W.B. Shaw Lily Ponds as a commercial attraction. The gardens are now run by the National Park Service and are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Address - Anacostia Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, DC 20020
Opening times - Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. Open 7am to 4pm.
Website - Visit the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Holiday Inn Express-Washington DC (2km away)
From $126.00 to $409.00
Comfort Inn & Suites Near Union Station (2km away)
From $99.99 to $259.99
Quality Inn Washington DC (3km away)
From $99.99 to $599.99
Motel 6 Washington D.C. Convention Center (3km away)
From $99.99 to $99.99
Kellogg Conference Hotel (3km away)
From $109.00 to $299.00
Howard Johnson Washington District (3km away)
From $85.00 to $120.00
Holiday Inn Express Washington DC-BW Parkway (3km away)
From $114.00 to $209.00
Morrison Clark Inn (5km away)
From $89.00 to $429.00

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US Botanic Garden (5km away)
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The White House Garden (6km away)
Washington DC (6km away)
Federal Reserve Gardens (7km away)
(1.0/5)
Old Stone House Garden (8km away)

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