Meridian Hill Park is one of the most beautiful urban parks in Washington, D.C., located in its north central corridor between the vibrant neighborhoods of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

The park is located on the site of the 1819 Meridian Hill mansion, a National Historic Landmark which is best known today as the former home of President John Quincy Adams. Between 1912 and 1940, the estate was converted into a Neoclassical-style urban park space.

Today, it showcases the longest cascading fountain in North America, which extends for 13 basins down a series of staircases. Other features within the park include a statue of historic figure Joan of Arc and a series of lower-level landscaped gardens, which offer concrete walkways and visitor benches. The park is best known as the weekly site of Sunday afternoon drum circles, held each weekend since the 1950s.

16th St NW &, W St NW, Washington, DC 20009, Phone: 202-895-6000

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