Complete information about visiting Glen Echo Park is now on National Park Planner!
If you love the nostalgia and romance of turn-of-the-century amusement parks, then you will certainly want to stop by Glen Echo Park, the only park of its kind in the National Park Service’s repertoire. In its time, Glen Echo Park was the Coney Island of Washington D. C., full of rides, amusements, games, shows, and even a 7,500-square-foot Spanish Ballroom where Tommy Dorsey, Lawrence Welk, Bill Haley and the Comets, and other great acts performed. While the Spanish Ballroom still swings and the Dentzel Carousel still turns, the rest of the rides are long gone and today the historic amusement buildings host art, music, and dance classes, theater and puppetry performances, art exhibits, concerts, and festivals. The park is located right next to the Clara Barton National Historic Site, and you can easily visit both parks in a short afternoon.
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Last updated on March 23, 2019
