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Dumbarton Oaks
Washington, District of Columbia · run by or part of Harvard University
Hours: Regular season (March 1 to October 31, 2026): open 2:00 to 6:00 pm, last public entry 5:30 pm, Tuesday to Sunday except federal holidays. Winter season (November 1 to December 31): open 2:00 to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:30 pm, Tuesday to Sunday except federal holidays. Closed January and February beginning 2027.
Check before you go. Garden hours change with the seasons, and many gardens close for events or need timed tickets.
Hours
Regular season (March 1 to October 31, 2026): open 2:00 to 6:00 pm, last public entry 5:30 pm, Tuesday to Sunday except federal holidays. Winter season (November 1 to December 31): open 2:00 to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:30 pm, Tuesday to Sunday except federal holidays. Closed January and February beginning 2027.
Admission
Gardens: $15 per ticket in the regular season; free in the winter season with advance reservation. Children 2 and under free. Museum and Rare Book Library free.
Before you go
Parking: No visitor parking facilities; two-hour street parking.
Visit details from the garden's own website (doaks.org), checked Oct 29, 2026 · Source page
Map distance is approximate: we place this garden at the center of Washington.
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Garden list based on List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Washington, D.C. on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. We reorganized it by city and added visit details from each garden’s own website where we could check them.