Lady Bird Johnson Park


Part of the George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Lady Bird Johnson Park commemorates the First Lady who tried to beautify the capital via greenery-planting campaigns. The park has fine river views and is particularly lovely in spring, when thousands of daffodils and tulips come into bloom.


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