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The National Arboretum is located in the northeast section of Washington, DC, approximately ten minutes from the Capitol Building. There are two entrances: one at 3501 New York Avenue, NE, and the other at 24th & R Streets, NE, off of Bladensburg Road.
Map of Arboretum Grounds. Click HERE to download a pdf of this map. Please note: The restrooms at the Asian Collection and near the Grove parking lot will be closed for the winter beginning December 11, 2023.
The U.S. National Arboretum is a collections-based research facility and public garden of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was established by the National Arboretum Act, signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on March 4, 1927.
Arboretum Introductions, Aquatic Plants, Koi, Lobby Exhibits, Auditorium.
Detailed information about the Arboretum’s accessioned plants is available by clicking right on the map, using the simple search box, the responsive plant name browse, or the more complex structured search.
August 3rd 2024 - September 29th 2024. Read More.
U.S. NATIONAL ARBORETUM
Visitors come to the U.S. National Arboretum’s Azalea Collections every spring to witness one of Washington’s premier spring attractions: thousands of azaleas covering the flanks of Mount Hamilton in a blaze of color.
The U.S. National Arboretum enhances the economic, environmental, and aesthetic value of ornamental and landscape plants through long-term, multi-disciplinary research, conservation of genetic resources, and interpretative gardens and exhibits.