Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill

Home to the statues of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary McLeod Bethune, the Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill is a historically and culturally significant park in Washington DC. Established a decade after the assassination of President Lincoln, the park in Washington is a neighbourhood place visited by a large chunk of tourists as well as locales. It holds sentimental value in the form of these sculptures.

The statue of Lincoln stands with a black man facing the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune and together they represent the struggles and conflicts of the great civil war. The largest urban park in Capitol Hill, Lincoln Park was historically a part of the larger chain of military hospitals. The Lincoln Square as it was historically called, must be on your list of parks in Washington DC not solely because of the magnificent natural beauty it has to offer right in the middle of the busy city but because the park offers an enriching encounter with history and culture.