1East Potomac Park
Park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..
Attractions near Great Falls
East Potomac Park & 47 more attractions near Great Falls
48 notable places within 60 miles of Great Falls: 45 national park units, and the sights travelers look up most.
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East Potomac Park
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East Potomac Park
Park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..
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3Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
4Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
5George Washington Birthplace National Monument
550 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
6Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, United States.
7Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Historic house and museum of the U.S. women's suffrage and equal rights movements located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
8Fort Washington Park
Historic fort and military reservation; and surrounding parkland in Fort Washington, Maryland, United States.
9Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Monument honoring the 36th U.S. president.
10Greenbelt Park
Park in Greenbelt, Maryland, managed by the United States National Park Service.
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12Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
13Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Washington, D.C..
14Catoctin Mountain Park
U.S. National Park system unit and historic district, in north-central Maryland.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
7,142-acre parkway in Virginia and the District of Columbia in the United States, that is maintained by the National Park Service.
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Historic Custis family mansion operated by the U.S. National Park Service, located within Arlington National Cemetery.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..
World War II Memorial
War memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
National memorial honoring Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Theater in Washington, DC.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
National memorial in Washington, D.C., United States.
Piscataway Park
United States National Park Service unit in Prince George’s and Charles counties.
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Preserves the Washington, D.C. home and estate of Frederick Douglass.
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Monocacy National Battlefield
Memorializing the Battle of Monocacy (1864), fought near the Monocacy River.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
US national memorial in Washington, D.C..
Constitution Gardens
Park within the National Mall, Washington, DC.
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
130 acre-park in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
White House
Official residence and office of the President of the United States.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
United States fort in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hampton National Historic Site
U.S. National Historic Site in Baltimore County, Maryland; once possibly the largest private home in the U.S. by 1790.
Gettysburg National Military Park
National park in Pennsylvania, United States.
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial
Memorial located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C..
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
United States presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Washington Monument
Obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C..
Prince William Forest Park
17,000 acres in Virginia (U.S.) maintained by the National Park Service.
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C..
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
National Capital Parks
One of seven National Park Service geographic, administrative areas; it includes Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.
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Photo credits
East Potomac Park: Tim Evanson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kreeger Museum: Quarterczar, Public domain · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Clara Barton National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument: Bill Rand, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Washington Park: Dfowlerdc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac: Unknown, Public domain · Greenbelt Park: Michael Ellis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rock Creek Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Washington Memorial Parkway: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain · Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Theodore Roosevelt Island: Unknown, Public domain · World War II Memorial: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ford's Theatre National Historic Site: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thomas Jefferson Memorial: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain · Korean War Veterans Memorial: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Piscataway Park: Unknown, Public domain · Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: Walter Smalling for the Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vietnam Veterans Memorial: David J. Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Constitution Gardens: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Gregory F. Maxwell PGP:0xB0413BFA, GFDL 1.2 · White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton National Historic Site: JGHowes, photographer; taken with Canon AE-1 using Kodachrome film, Attribution · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain · Thomas Stone National Historic Site: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial: Sebastian Wallroth, CC BY 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Eric T Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prince William Forest Park: NPS, Public domain · National Mall: Raul654 at en.wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Michael Shields at e, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site: me, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · National Capital Parks: United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center. Eastern Team ; Unit, Public domain
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