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The United States National Arboretum is a beautiful public arboretum located in Northeast Washington, approximately 10 minutes north of the United States Capitol Building and Union Station. The arboretum was opened to the public in 1927 and is operated as part of the Department of Agriculture as a facility of the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Visitors can explore the 446-acre facility's grounds daily for free between 8:00am and 5:00pm, with the exception of Christmas Day, and see a variety of gorgeous landscape and ornamental plants, including significant collections of azalea blossoms. The arboretum is also home to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, which showcases collections of miniature Chinese and Japanese bonsai trees, and the 22 Corinthian-style columns of the National Capitol Columns display.
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