The other Saturday garden highlight in DC were the gardens around the Smithsonian Castle. The Haupt Garden is behind the Castle, and actually on top of the Sackler and African History museums, which are built underground. It’s split into three sections, including a Moongate Garden, based on a garden in Beijing, and a Fountain Garden, […]

We spent our first full day (Saturday) in DC wandering around the National Mall. The Mall is boxed in by the Capital Building and Washington Monuments on the ends, and the Smithsonian Museums along the long edges. We did visit the Freer, Sackler and African Art Galleries, as well as a quick stop in the