Named for its donor, a noted supporter of horticultural projects, this pretty 4 1/4-acre garden presents elaborate flower beds and borders, plant-filled turn-of-the-20th-century urns, 1870s cast-iron furnishings, and lush baskets hung from reproduction 19th-century lampposts. The garden is planted on the rooftops of the subterranean Ripley Center and Sackler and African Art museums.
Most captivating is the parterre of symmetrically arranged plots whose vividly colorful and varied plantings change season by season. The ornamental garden patterns complement the Victorian architecture of the nearby Smithsonian Castle. The tranquil Moongate Garden near the Sackler Gallery employs water and granite in a landscape design inspired by a 15th-century Chinese temple. Two 9-foot-tall pink-granite moon gates frame a pool paved with half-rounds of granite. Benches backed by English boxwoods sit under a canopy of weeping cherry trees.
Washington, D.C.
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Enid A. Haupt Garden
10th St. and Independence Ave. SW.
Our Rating
Neighborhood
The National Mall
Hours
Daily dawn–dusk.Free tours May–Sept Wed 9:30am and 11:30am.
Transportation
Metro: Smithsonian (12th St. and Independence Ave. exit)
Phone
202/633-2220
Prices
Free admission
Tours
Free tours May–Sept Wed 9:30am and 11:30am
Web site
Enid A. Haupt Garden

Map
10th St. and Independence Ave. SW. Washington, D.C.Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.