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    The Atlas Obscura PodcastGarden Week: A Floating National Park
    16 minEpisode 1302

    Garden Week: A Floating National Park

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    Today we visit a hidden gem of Washington, D.C.: the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, an oasis of ponds filled with lotuses and waterlilies. This unusual National Park – the only aquatic gardens that are a National Park – were first dug in the 1800s by a Civil War veteran.

    This week, we’re celebrating the arrival of spring with new and classic stories about unusual gardens around the world.

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    © SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas ObscuraLength 16 min22 April 2026Episode 1302GeographyHistoryCultureFactsUSAEpisodic

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    Today we visit a hidden gem of Washington, D.C.: the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, an oasis of ponds filled with lotuses and waterlilies. This unusual National Park – the only aquatic gardens that are a National Park – were first dug in the 1800s by a Civil War veteran.

    This week, we’re celebrating the arrival of spring with new and classic stories about unusual gardens around the world.

    This episode is brought to you in partnership with washington.org.

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