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f Basilica of the
National Shrine of
the Immaculate
Conception
400 Michigan at 4th St, NE. Tel (202)
526-8300. q Brookland-CUA.
Open Apr 1–Oct 31: 7am–7pm daily;
Nov 1–Mar 31: 7am–6pm daily. 5 8
- = 7 ∑ nationalshrine.com

Completed in 1959, this
enormous Catholic Church is
dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The church was designed in the Entrance to the Chinese Pavilion at the National Arboretum
shape of a crucifix and has many
stained-glass windows. The build- g National and historic ponds filled with
ing can seat a congre gation of Arboretum water lilies and other aquatic
2,500 people or more. plants from around the world.
In the early 1900s, Bishop 3501 New York Ave or 24th St & R St In late summer, the lotus pond
Thomas Shahan, rector of the off Bladensburg Rd, NE. Tel (202) 245- is covered with pink blossoms.
Catholic University of America, 2726. q Stadium Armory, then Local wildlife includes otters,
Metrobus B-2. Open 8am–5pm daily.
proposed building a national Closed Dec 25. Visitor Center: Open turtles, frogs, salamanders,
shrine in Washington. Shahan 8am–4:30pm daily. Closed Federal and water birds.
gained the Pope’s support in hols. 8 by appt only. = 7 limited.
1913, and in 1920 the corner- ∑ usna.usda.gov j Howard
stone was laid. The Great
Upper Church was dedicated Tucked away in a corner of University
on November 20, 1959. An northeast Washington is the 2400 Sixth St, NW. Tel (202) 806-6100.
unusual and striking combin- National Arboretum – a center q Shaw-Howard. ∑ howard.edu
ation of Romanesque and for research, education, and the
Byzantine styles, the shrine preservation of trees, shrubs, In 1866 the first Congregational
boasts classical towers as flowers, and other plants. The Society of Washington considered
well as minarets in its design. Arboretum is an ever-changing, establishing a seminary for the
The basilica’s large interior year-round spectacle. education of African-Americans
includes a number of chapels, The Japanese Garden, which – a school intended for “teachers
each with a distinctive design encompasses the National and preachers.” The concept
of its own. Bonsai and Penjing Museum, expanded to include a multi-
Visitors can also enjoy the has bonsai that are from 20 to purpose university, and within
peaceful and extensive Prayer 380 years old. The herb garden two years the Colleges of Liberal
Garden, which covers almost has ten specialty gardens, where Arts and Medicine of Howard
an acre (4,050 sq m). herbs are grouped according to University were founded, named
use and historical significance. for General Oliver O. Howard
At the entrance to the garden (1830–1909), an abolitionist
is an elaborate 16th-century and Civil War hero who later
European-style ‘‘knot garden,” became a commis sioner of the
with about 200 varieties of old Freedman’s Bureau. The impetus
roses. The National Grove of State for establishing such a university
Trees has trees representing was the arrival of newly freed
every state. men from the South who were
coming to the North seeking
h Kenilworth Park education to improve their
and Aquatic lives. The university’s charter
was enacted by Congress
Gardens and approved by President
Andrew Jackson.
1550 Anacostia Ave, NE. Tel (202) 426-
6905. q Deanswood. Open 9am– Famous graduates include
5pm daily (Nov–Mar: 8am–4pm). Thurgood Marshall, who cham-
Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. pioned desegregation of public
∑ nps.gov/keaq schools and was the first African-
American Supreme Court
Opened in the late 1800s, this Justice, Carter Woodson, Toni
View down the nave to the tranquil park offers 12 acres Morrison, Ralph Bunche, Stokely
Basilica’s altar (5 ha) of natural wetland areas Carmichael, and Ossie Davis.

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