DC’s parks give us ways to show our love during this month of Black History, Random Acts of Kindness, and Valentine’s Day.

This February, visit these 10 parks that help us celebrate this important history and heritage as you love your park..and your neighbor!

10 Lesser Known Parks Across DC to Celebrate Black History Month

• African American Civil War Memorial

• Anderson Cottage, Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home (where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation)

• Benjamin Banneker Park & Circle

• Frederick Douglass Home and Gardens & George Washington Carver Trail

• Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park & Josephine Butler Parks Center

• Mary McLeod Bethune Sculpture/ Emancipation Sculpture/ Lincoln Park

• Marvin Gaye Park & Riverside Center

• “Here I Stand” Paul Robeson Park

• Mount Zion Cemetery/ Rock Creek Park

• Walter Pierce and Unity Parks