Not any more. Washington is very much where it’s at – apart from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence at weekends of course – and it ...

Bring along comfortable shoes and blister prevention. It is a 1 mile walk from the Smithsonian Metro station to the Tidal Basin Welcome Area. The Tidal Basin walkway is about a 1.8 mile loop.

The Jefferson Memorial is visible Wednesday as visitors to the Tidal Basin walk along an area as cherry trees enter peak bloom this week in Washington.

Photographer discusses snapping viral Obama photobomb Briana Inell was hired to take family photos at Washington, D.C.'s Tidal Basin when the former president walked in the background, creating a ...

A northern Virginia family that went to the Tidal Basin to enjoy the cherry blossoms got an unexpected cameo in their pictures — a former president!

Belle Thomas, 4, and her brother, Preston, 1, taking a family photo at the Tidal Basin in Washington, as Barack Obama walks by. Briana Inell Photography ...

Thousands of people are flocking to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms during peak bloom! Here are the best ways to navigate the area.

Cherry blossoms begin to bloom around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Rahmat Gul/AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Jefferson Memorial is seen through cherry blossom trees on Wednesday.

Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors.