I have wonderful memories of this place. What not to love?!…read more Countless of BBQ with my family and friends. My littles would love coming here and love going on the trains or carousel or the picnics we would have when I was a sahm. So many nice comminuty events held here etc. The parks been through a lot of renovations. One section has really clean bathrooms and there's an exercise stations which is geared for most ages. There's a part here that will connect you to Brookside Gardens. The park is very well maintained.

Super nice trails, especially if you have a doggie companion! Ample parking, plenty of paved and…read moreunpaved trails, lots to sniff and bonus dog park at the end. Lots of trash cans as well to keep things tidy. If I were a kid, I'd love the playground here. They have lots of rentable picnic shelters too that seem great for summer parties and barbecues! They even have a place to rope up your piñata, which I thought was so nice for all the birthdays and celebrations at the park.

Had a great time attending our Grandson's Saturday Soccer game…read more The park was wonderful and even had RV camping sites and a water park!! Great fun!!

5 stars for ambiance 1 star for fishing no bites just tons of seaweed try somewhere else ‍read more

Brought the family back here for the festival of lights. First I would recommend buying the…read moretickets online as they are cheaper online than at the gate. It's a great drive through light show that allows you to stay warm and cozy in the car. The ticket is for the vehicle and allows you to enter any time during your entry day. It's a 2-2.5 mile drive with light displays on the left, right and overhead. They also have hayrides if you want to brave the cold. A fun and inexpensive holiday event for the whole family.

I love Watkins park and the turkey trot/festival of lights was amazing and took the park to the…read morenext level for me. I've never ran through the park at night and with the lights it was truly magical. I can't wait to attend next year and many years to come !

The Rio Carousel - fully accessible for wheelchair users! And the staff are incredibly competent…read moreand caring and nifty folks. My 65th birthday was also National Carousel Day... I celebrated in style, and with much laughter. Thank you.

I never found the place for my scheduled tour and no one picked up the phone. After three times of…read morecalling, in addition to emailing and no response I left. I figured this is already a bad start.

My 4.5 year old niece really enjoyed riding on this Carousel as you get unlimited rides for one low…read moreentry price. This was probably the best value of anything in National Harbor I experienced during my time there. They have quite a selection of fine mounts to ride with multiple size horses, ponies, an eagle, a sea dragon, a panda, tigers, polar bears and likely several other creatures I've left out.

My 2 year old daughter LOVED this area of the National Harbor. I never knew this area existed…read more Behind the carousel it's a tot lot & In front of the carousel there are tables and chairs to Sit and eat your food. I'm going to see if they allow people to have birthday parties here. I would love to do that. Also the price is amazing. I paid $3 for unlimited rides on the carousel. You can't beat that price. As we all know how many times your kiddies want to go on the same ride a million times.

I never had the chance to go to the park, but I remember as a kid being able to see the ferris…read morewheel from my grandfather's porch after the park closed down. Reliving some of my childhood loves, this has made me think of getting into carousel renovations.

Gwynn Oak Park is a pretty park in Baltimore County, MD. Gwynn Falls Creek runs through the park…read moreand forms a small waterfall. There is a small foot bridge that connects the neighboring community, covered picnic area, and a small stage area.

I love the history of this carousel but it doesn't compare to the one at the zoo! Most of the…read morehorses need some serious cosmetic help - it's just so sad to see this bit of history on the Mall lacking the maintenance it seems to need. I don't know if or when the policy changed (as one of the photos here shows credit card signs for payment at the ticket booth), but when we were here after the Smithsonian Kite Festival last month, we were (rather rudely) told that it was strictly cash only. That is not listed anywhere, and much to our daughters' relief, we had enough cash to cover one ride ($3.50 per ride but littles need to be accompanied by an adult). This carousel also has an unfortunate policy of letting riders with multiple tickets just stay on instead of getting off and giving the next round of people first pick at the horses (as they make you do at the Zoo). This caused a fair amount of anguish for one of my daughters who had her heart set on the dragon - we were the first in line, but because a boy the turn before us had another ticket, he just stayed on and stayed on the dragon. Small potatoes in the long run, I know, but kind of an annoying policy.

If I were to collect something creepy it wouldn't be dolls, or clowns, or Precious Moments…read morefigurines...it would be carousel horses. But, I would not collect one from the Carousel on the National Mall. These poor phillies have seen better days. The only super cool one isn't even a horse, it's a dragon and it's pretty awesome. Despite the wear and tear, it's a carousel and it's on the National Mall so it wins on location, location, location! I had a grand ole time riding in a tea cup with one of my boys while the other rode the cool dragon. It only costs $3.50 per person and we walked away with cute pictures that are worth much more than that.

Amazing park at the site of a former chataqua. The adjacent Clara Barton House as part of the park…read moreas well. The Clara Barton House tours are free and very informative. The galleries are free as well. They also have a ballroom, an aquarium, a playground, and a puppet theater as well. Last time we went to the Irish Inn, the only onsite restaurant for dinner, which both amazing and very old school yet accessible for my friend's wheelchair.

I recently heard of Glen Echo Park, and on arrival, I discovered thats its also has an Arts and…read moreCultural center, an aquarium, and includes several local historic landmarks and trails. Even though I was there to attend a friend's daughter's birthday party, I didn't get the chance to explore the entire park, but it's very scenic and there's a carousel!! There's also several picnic tables and outdoor seating. I briefly saw a wedding party taking pictures, and preparing for their ceremony. My friend rented out a room in the Arts and Culture building to hold her daughter's birthday festivities, and the center provided tables and chairs. But the set up and cleanup are the renter's responsibility. Overall, the park is well maintained and has plenty of free parking. The crowd is family friendly and the staff seem professional and accommodating. In terms of the other visitors at the park, there's not a ton of diversity, so I did immediately recognize the stares (may be not all with bad intentions-perhaps curiosity), and the exaggerated locking of car doors as we were walking to our cars, but I'll let people make their own opinions. And this observation is absolutely not a reflection of the park, but reminder of how people operate out of their own ignorance. Overall, I highly recommend visiting this park, and even for booking an event, it's beautiful inside...and did I mention there's plenty of parking!

This is one of my family's favorite parks. My 6 year old grandson and soon to be 4 year old…read moregranddaughter love coming here. They love playing in the sandpit & on the swings that are adjacent to them. This part of the park is shaded by trees & is a perfect spot for parents to relax too when their kids are playing. There's a fun jungle gym play area just a few steps away from the sandpit with a small slide, club house and climbing wall. All this is behind the restrooms & the water fountain next to the parking lot. This is just a small part of the fun activities this park has to offer! There's a great family workout area in full sun. The kids love it as much as the adults. For the bigger children there's a large play area with swings, jungle gyms of the spiderweb design, tunnels, tall tube slides, monkey bars & a small hill for climbing up and sliding down. This area is also in full sun most of the day. The woods offer shady walking/running trails. If you are planning a big family outing or a party there are plenty of picnic tables and shelters & another restroom facility on the side of the park. We attended the annual Wheaton Friendship Picnic here this past weekend. It was a great Sunday afternoon in September for it! There was free food, games & information booths, a live reptile display with cool snakes and turtles & fire trucks. The park also includes a train ride & carousel for additional fee & an ice skating facility. Until next time be kind to each other. # Wheatonregionalpark @yelpdc #carousel #trainrides #sandpit #familyfuntime

Dinosaur Park in Laurel, MD (near DC) is the perfect educational gem, family affordable admissions,…read morescientifically significant fossil site. Open regularly, but best visited on the first/third Saturdays for supervised digs, it features authentic, healthy outdoor exploration and paleontologist-led learning for kids, making it a priceless activity. Happy & Active: Kids love finding fossils, exploring the outdoor, fenced-in site.

Unless you go to one of their interpretive programs on the first and third Saturdays of the month…read more (What they said) ...It was pretty much only a few fact boards to look at/read, and like one thing for kids to climb around. So just because the stated hours are open during the week, doesn't mean there's anything going on and you can't like go behind the fence and there's no digs or anything, or even any place to walk. Sure there's picnic tables if you wanna just sit and eat your lunch with a bunch of corporate office buildings all around but it's definitely not something I would drive 45 minutes to unless you're actively going to one of the scheduled interpretive program.