# Tidal Basin

Washington DC, United States

An artificial inlet completed in the 1890s to flush the Washington Channel, this 107-acre basin is now ringed by famous memorials and Japanese cherry trees, drawing huge crowds each spring for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Coordinates: 38.88417, -77.03917

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