Tales of the Odd and Unusual

Sat · Oct 3·World War II Memorial (ranger contact station) · Washington

Join a park ranger for a program that celebrates the spirit of Halloween but without the supernatural. There have been two hundred and fifty years of strange happenings on the National Mall and around Washington. Together, we’ll explore true Washington tales of the strange, the unusual, and the just plain odd.

Sat · Oct 17·Meet at the Dumbarton Oaks Park sign on R St. NW between 31st St. NW and Avon Pl. NW. · Washington

Beatrix Farrand is considered the first commercially successful woman landscape architect in the United States. Dumbarton Oaks Park in Georgetown is one of her lasting legacies. Come explore her creation with park rangers and learn how her design philosophy and unique vision helped shape this landscape, how that vision…

Sat · Oct 17·Meridian Hill Park is located on 16th St Between Euclid and W Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20009. Meet the ranger inside the park by the bathrooms.

Meridian Hill Park, colloquially referred to as Malcolm X Park, is known for its beauty, art, recreation, First Amendment space, and illustrious history. Join a ranger for a formal walking tour of the upper and lower terraces when you'll have the chance to visit the various statues and features of the park while explor…

Sat · Oct 17·Capitol View Neighborhood Library · Washington

Calling all families, besties, fur babies, gremlins, monsters, witches, and goblins—big and small! Capitol View Library is hosting an Evil Laugh Contest! Bring us your scariest, spookiest, most wickedly spine‑tingling evil laugh. From Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 23rd, scan the QR code or visit Capitol V…

Sat · Oct 17·7 AM – 10:30 PM·Departs from the Holiday Inn Capitol at 550 C St SW (corner of 6th & C Sts) · Washington

Spend a fall day immersed in the wild color of Blackwater Falls State Park, where canyons glow and dark waters plunge over sandstone ledges. Naturalist Matt Felperin leads explorations from wetlands to forest trails under a canopy of copper and gold. Spot newts, nuthatches, woodpeckers, and soaring ravens as you trace…

Sat · Sep 26·Meet at the base of the stairs to the chamber where the statue of Jefferson is located. · Washington

Explore the history and art of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial with a ranger.

Sat · Sep 26·Meet at the bookstore in the memorial. · Washington

Explore the history and art of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial with a ranger.

Sat · Sep 26·Meet in front of the Korean War Memorial Kiosk. · Washington

Explore the history and art of the Korean War Veterans Memorial with a ranger.

Sat · Sep 26·Meet in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the plaza at the base of the stairs. · Washington

Explore the history and art of the Lincoln Memorial with a ranger.