Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park
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Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill
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- Eastern Market • 9 min walk
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mark n
Scarsdale, NY87 contributions
Jan 2020
This is a neighborhood place to go, walk around and enjoy the nice weather. Not really worthy of a visit as a tourist.
Written 16 January 2020
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Prawet J
Washington DC, DC12,790 contributions
Nov 2017 • Solo
On my way to Congressional Cemetery, I stop at the park. It is nicely located not far from Capital Hill neighborhood and Eastern Market neighborhood. A nice piece of land with trees and spaces for dogs kids and local nannies. Good looking park but not very well maintain. If you are in the area and need a nice big space to walk around or to sit around, this can be your spot. If you are in D.C. for other reasons and have full schedules of things to see, you can skip the park with no regrets.
Written 29 November 2017
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TheWalkwoodOne
Redditch, UK1,060 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
As we were walking through Washington looking for a coffee shop we stumbled upon Lincoln Park. As with any big park there’s not much there really apart from a statue of Lincoln. Not particularly interesting unless you’re with children who need a run around in an open space.
Written 16 March 2018
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DCMarty
Washington, DC11 contributions
Mar 2018
This small the but charming park is the centerpiece of this Capitol Hill community. It’s a place where dogs play, families have children’s birthdays, and runners enjoy their daily stretch.
Written 3 March 2018
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,511 contributions
Aug 2016
Did you know that Lincoln Park, which Pierre Charles L'Enfant included in his original 1791 plan for the District of Columbia, was intended to be the point from which all distances in North America would be measured? Ultimately, it wasn't utilized for that purpose. However, it is the largest Capitol Hill Park and is a popular destination for joggers, bikers, young children, parents pushing strollers and neighborhood dogs with their owners. Situated directly east of the United States Capitol, on East Capitol and 11th Street in the northeastern quadrant of the city, Lincoln Park was the site of a hospital during the Civil War. In 1867, after Lincoln's assassination, Congress authorized the grounds to be a memorial, the first public site to bear Lincoln's name. It features monuments to two of the nation's greatest leaders, Lincoln and Civil Rights Activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune. The Lincoln statue was unveiled in 1876 with Frederick Douglass delivering the keynote address before President Ulysses S. Grant. The Bethune statue was unveiled in 1974, the first monument to honor a black woman in a public park in the District of Columbia.
Written 30 April 2017
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ChristusG
Florida848 contributions
May 2016 • Family
We stayed in a vacation rental directly across the street from Lincoln Park while we were in DC. I loved seeing how active the park was each day - parents pushing strollers, people tossing a ball, playing fetch with their dogs, biking around the perimeter, jogging, toddlers running. It was great! There's even a playground at one end. Our kids enjoyed running around the park too. And the statue of Lincoln emancipating a slave was neat to see - that statue was the original memorial to Lincoln before the larger one was created. The Lincoln Park/Capitol Hill area was a very nice place to stay!
Written 10 May 2016
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Jiang H
Washington DC, DC16 contributions
Jan 2020
A lovely place but not much to do. Have your expectation low and you'll find it interesting. Must be more beautiful in warmer seasons.
Written 24 January 2020
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globtratta
Darien Center, NY247 contributions
Aug 2017 • Family
More of a dog park as it has a large dog area. My young girls were not impressed with the playground area. But overall it's a very safe and friendly park. Sit and read or walk/ run it's nice.
Written 9 September 2017
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Rune H
Trondheim, Norway1,176 contributions
Aug 2017 • Solo
Seems like it is a popular place for dog owners to take their four legged friends here.
The park isn't very large, however it is still nice and peaceful with only limited amounts of traffic on the roads surrounding the park.
The park isn't very large, however it is still nice and peaceful with only limited amounts of traffic on the roads surrounding the park.
Written 27 August 2017
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mauiwolf
Las Vegas, NV1,530 contributions
Aug 2017
There's tons of grass and big shade trees. It's perfect for running around with your dog or the kids or both. It would be just like any other large park except there are a couple of giant statues in it.
Written 12 August 2017
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