Sunday, October 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Bartholdi Fountain at the U.S. Botanic Garden (245 1st Street S.W., Washington, D.C.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Post field trip snacks at 10:00 a.m. at Starbucks, 409 3rd Street S.W., Washington, D.C. (3rd & D Streets, S.W., near the Federal Center SW Metro station)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where<\/strong>: Street parking is free on Sundays in D.C. There are also parking garages at 800 D Street S.W., as well as some garages near the International Spy Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n Locations (from east to west):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n U.S. Botanic Garden Bartholdi Fountain (Built in 1876, he later created the Statue of Liberty) American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial National Museum of the American Indian Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial The Smithsonian Castle and the Arts and Industries Building The Enid A. Haupt Garden is located at the Smithsonian Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n International Spy Museum Suggested Gear and Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bring a camera and lens that matches your interests-\u2014lenses from wide angle to telephoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bring a macro lens if you love getting close to nature, with the most likely opportunities at the Ernest Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian Castle and the Outdoor Gardens at the National Botanic Garden. There are also a number of native plants at gardens outside the National Museum of the American Indian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tripods are allowed in outdoor locations, and you may find them useful for architectural photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you enjoy capturing images you find during hikes and walks bring a single camera with normal length, 35-100mm zoom, or a 50mm primary lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seton Droppers and Bill Huddleston Images from the Field Trips may be viewed at NVPS Field Trips Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a neighborhood photo field trip and the locations mentioned below are generally within a 5\u2013block radius. When:Sunday, October 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. We will meet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":35303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-field-trips","entry","has-media"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-09 12:43:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FT_NVPS-Partholdi-fountain.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35308"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35310,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35308\/revisions\/35310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Bartholdi Fountain at the U.S. Botanic Garden
245 1st Street S.W. Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Independence & Maryland Ave. S.W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1st Street S.W. and Independence Ave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
150 Washington Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024 \u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Independence Ave. and 3rd Street, S.W.
The building is reminiscent of the Southwest Native American architectural styles. The exterior gardens include an extensive collection of Native American plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
540 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20004
Note: The panels behind are hard to distinguish in daytime\u2014they represent the cliffs at Normandy Beach and are more visible at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1000 Jefferson Drive S.W. (at Independence and 9th Street)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
700 L\u2019Enfant Plaza, S.W.
For outside photos of building \u2013 admission requires advance tickets @ $35 plus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Field Trip Coordinators 2026\u00ad \u20142027<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FT_NVPS-Partholdi-fountain.jpeg\")
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