Sports & Outdoors
Lady Bird Johnson Park
No admission feeAn island park in the Potomac River near the Pentagon, honoring Lady Bird Johnson and featuring spring bulbs, memorials, and river views.
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Sightseeing
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
A designed landscape memorial honoring the 36th president, set in Lady Bird Johnson Park on the Potomac.
Washington, DC
About Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
This memorial grove sits on the west bank of the Potomac River within Lady Bird Johnson Park. Johnson often visited the spot to escape the pressures of his work, and his wife later chose it as his memorial. The grounds combine winding paths, white pines, a granite monolith, and an open meadow, recognizing his work on social justice and conservation laws. Across the river, the view of the capital is striking, and the memorial's monolith mirrors the Washington Monument.
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