Theodore Roosevelt Islandspans 88.5 acres within the Potomac River, located near the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Georgetown.

The island was originally bestowed to the United States federal government in the 1930s as a memorial to the country's 26th president, transforming overgrown farmland area into a natural park facility overseen by the National Park Service. Since then, the island park has been featured in major motion pictures such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1966.

A memorial plaza showcases a statue of Roosevelt, surrounded by dense vegetation throughout the undeveloped island area. Several hiking trails traverse the island's swampland and marshland areas, including a boardwalk area. Visitors can access the island via a footbridge along the western banks of the Potomac in Arlington, Virginia.

700 George Washington Memorial Parkway, McLean, VA 22101, Phone: 703-289-2500

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