• Aerial view of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the fall

    George Washington

    Memorial Parkway DC, MD, VA

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  • Memorial Bridge Closed to Vehicles and Pedestrians

    Memorial Bridge will be closed to all traffic on Sunday, May 26 from 9 am to 5 pm for the Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run. More »

For Teachers

The George Washington Memorial Parkway makes a great classroom! With so many sites and such diverse human and natural history, you are guaranteed to find a place in the park near you with landforms, wildlife, or historic resources that will bring your curriculum to life.

Plan a Field Trip

Curriculum Materials

 

Please visit the Arlington House, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, Glen Echo Park, Great Falls Park, Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial, and Theodore Roosevelt Island webpages for information about field trips to those sites.

Did You Know?

Cattails

The water in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve goes up and down with the tides, but is not salty. More...