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There’s about 1 month until the start of the school year, which means there’s still time to soak up the sun with the kids in tow.
This week for Get Out There , our weekly conversation about ways to explore the Washington region, we’re breaking down some of the best places to cool off and splash around in the District.
WAMU All Things Considered host Tamika Smith sat down with the author of 111 Places for Kids in Washington That You Must Not Miss , Austin Graff, to hear some of his favorite spots around the city.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Let’s start in Northeast, where are you and your daughter heading to cool down in that part of the city?
Oh, there’s so many places.
And to be honest, for as much as I love Washington, D.C., I usually, once a summer, I crack because of the heat.
And I think to myself, why do I live in this city because it’s so hot.
I grew up in a very cold climate.
But again, I love D.C.
But this is the time where I’m cracking, and so Northeast is one of the places that we’re going to cool down.
So there’s a lot of options here: One of my favorite, actually, and one of the more unique, and it’s actually a chapter in the book that I wrote, is the Marvin Gaye Playground , which is east of the river in Northeast D.C.
And that is a playground that rather than slides, you have musical instruments that you can actually climb on to honor native Washingtonian Marvin Gaye.
But it also has a pretty large splash park as well, where the water actually comes out of these giant musical instruments, which is really unique and really fun.
Awesome, that sounds like a winner.
How about heading south?
Where are we splashing around in Southeast?
This is an indoor option actually, so it’s open year-round.
Barry Farm Recreation Center has a pool, and not only a pool, but it also has a waterslide, which my nine-year-old daughter is obsessed with waterslides.
I am the dad that will always go down every waterslide over and over and again.
All right, you’re talking my language right there.
Okay, I know you can’t go for a swim in the Potomac, but there are some spots where you can take in the views of the river while playing in the water.
What’s going on at the Wharf or how about Georgetown Waterfront?
The Georgetown Waterfront is actually a great area because you have the views of Potomac, it views Roosevelt Island, which is among the only islands within Washington, D.C.
It also has a great splash pad fountain as well that I will say I’ve run through many times myself on hot days because it’s a pretty big one and it kind of shoots out with force.
And so that’s actually a really good one for kids, actually kids and adults with kid hearts, like myself.
The Wharf does this too.
The most popular is called the Wharf Splash area, which is near the Canopy Hotel and it’s very hard to miss.
You’ll probably hear the screaming of kids, screaming with delight.
But there’s just a lot of different, just water features there, but it’s literally right next to the water.
And you have the kind of the eternal fire pit at the end of the dock there.
So it just has great views and great water pressure and just a lot more things for adults and kids to enjoy too.
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