1900 Anacostia Ave SE
Washington, DC 20020
In 1880, a man purchased a house and property in Washington DC along the Anacostia River. His passion, hobby, and love for water lilies turned his 30 plus acre ponds and water gardens into a successful commercial business. Today, these historic ponds, water gardens, and original greenhouses from Walter Shaw still exist at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.*
WHAT TO BRING:
It would not be a visit to Kenilworth unless it was blistering hot and miserably humid. You need to be prepared to bring bug spray, boots (especially after a rain), binoculars if you want to bird watch, a cute umbrella, a drink of water for afterwards, and of course, your camera.
With over 10,000 species of birds worldwide, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is lucky enough to have been host to over 236 of them as they live and migrate through the DC area, making it a prime choice to go birding. Of course, Kenilworth has it's egrets, green herons, blue herons, and finches, but it also provides a space that is out of the city where photographers and birders can capture moments in a natural landscape while seeing what the DC area would have looked like before settlers cultivated the land.*
*taken from the National Park Service website.