Places to Take Photos

Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Ave.
Wheaton, MD 20902
( http://www.mc-mncppc.org/Parks/brookside/planning.shtm )

Blandy Experimental Farm
From Washington (About 70 miles)

Take I-66 West to Rt. 17 North (Exit 23, sign says Delaplane/Paris). Follow Route 17 North to its junction with Route 50 West at a traffic light. Turn left onto Route 50/17, the Arboretum is approximately 7 miles on the left, about 3 miles past the Shenandoah River.
( http://www.virginia.edu/blandy/ )

GREEN SPRING GARDENS is located at 4603 Green Spring Road in Alexandria. Green Spring Gardens Park is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. ( http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/omp.htm#14 )

Huntley Meadows Park & Visitor Center
3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria
703-768-2525
( http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/ )

Mason Neck State Park
The park is in southern Fairfax County, about 20 miles from Washington, D.C. Access to the park is via U.S. 1, then five miles east on Route 242 (Gunston Road) to the park entrance. ( http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/mas.shtml )

Great Falls Park

At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge. ( http://www.nps.gov/grfa/ )

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna VA ( http://www.nvrpa.org/parks/meadowlark/ )