Sightseeing
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
No admission feeA designed landscape memorial honoring the 36th president, set in Lady Bird Johnson Park on the Potomac.
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Sports & Outdoors
Lady Bird Johnson Park
An island park in the Potomac River near the Pentagon, honoring Lady Bird Johnson and featuring spring bulbs, memorials, and river views.
Columbia Island Marina, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Washington, DC · Washington, DC
About Lady Bird Johnson Park
Lady Bird Johnson Park is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway occupying an island in the Potomac River. Renamed in 1968 for Claudia Johnson, the former first lady and conservation advocate, the island was formerly called Columbia Island. Its plantings are famous for daffodils and tulips each spring and colorful hardwood trees each autumn. Visitors find the LBJ Memorial Grove, the Navy and Merchant Marine Memorial, picnic tables, short trails, and a marina with a restaurant. The Mount Vernon Trail runs the length of the island, and views across the river take in famous Washington landmarks.
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