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One of the most overlooked jewels of Washington DC is Theodore Roosevelt Island, a green, lush wilderness preserve on an island in the middle of the Potomac River. This great 26th American President was a well-known conservationist and was fond of talking about the "hardy life of the open." He would be the first to love spending a quiet weekend on this tranquil oasis so close to the hustle and bustle of the big city, hiking through the woods or listening to the birds.
If you join one of the resident rangers, you can hear the stories of President Roosevelt, and of the transformation of this once overgrown, neglected spot into a lovely weekend getaway.
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