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RECREATION ! !! !! !! !! Bicycling is welcome. Cyclists must obey !! !!! National Park Service Playground! Japanese Flowering Cherry Trees U.S. Department of the Interior !! !!! of Downtown Washington,trac DC signs and share the road. !! National Mall & Memorial Parks !! Washington, D.C. ! !! ! !! !! !!! !! !! !!! !! !! 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Feet ! !! ! !!!! !!!! Fishing is allowed with a D.C. shing license. O 0 50 100 150 200 Meters h !! i ! o ! D !! r ! i v !! # e Statue or Memorial Railroad Restrooms WATER !!! ! NPS Information Concessions ! ! !! Building ! !! ! Enjoy picnicing, exploring the cherry trees, and !! !!!!! !! !! Yoshino Cherry Prunus x yedoensis single, white flowers !! !!! !! ! Kwanzan Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' double, white flowers !! !! ! wildlife viewing. Picnic areas adjacent !!!!! ! ! Akebono Cherry Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono' single, pale pink flowers ! ! 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