Long Bridge Park plane and DC views
Photo: Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
🛝 Playground · Arlington
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 35 min driveFrom Rockville · Parking: Park garage and street parking on Long Bridge Dr, free on weekends (check the signs); Metro to Crystal City and a 10-minute walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
An elevated esplanade on the edge of Crystal City with planes landing and taking off at Reagan airport on one side and the Capitol and monuments across the Potomac on the other; at the far end are a small playground and a big lawn, with an indoor aquatics center with a kids' pool next door ($$).
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