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National Mall Tour US Botanic Gardens/Smithsonian/National Gallery Gardens and Sculptures, 8AM

When:
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Where:
Washington Mall Area Near the Capitol
Washington, DC  
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
John W Eberhard
Category:
Travel
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Registrations due by May 10, 2019.
Registrants pay for their own transportation and lunch.

RAIN DATE: May 21, 2019
Capacity:
20
Available Slots:
10
Attendees pay for their own charges

We will use the MARC Camden Line from Savage to Union Station, meeting at 8:00 AM at the Savage station.  We will tour the Mall Gardens and sculpture including US Botanical Gardens at 10:00 AM, National Gallery Sculpture at 11 AM, and go to its Pavilion Cafe' for lunch at 11:30.  After lunch we will do The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden at 12:30, have a docent presentation at the Enid Haupt Garden at 1:15, view the Katherine Dulin Folger Rose Garden at 1:50 and complete the tour with docent Janet Draper's presentation at 2:00 PM of the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden.   After this tour we will return to Union Station to catch the MARC Camden line at 3:30 PM and return to the Savage Station at 4:10 PM.

Special instructions of location:

The trip will begin using the MARC Camden Line from Savage, meeting at 8:00 AM at the station and catching the 8:32 train, arriving at Union Station at 9:12 AM.  Buy your tickets from the Kiosk in The Savage Garage.  After our tour we will return to Union Station to catch the MARC Camden line at 3:30 PM to return to the Savage Station at 4:10 PM.