First of all, getting there is not exactly painless. We drove to Rosslyn, parked and walked along trail heading south from Gateway park to GW Parkway parking lot, across walking bridge. The Google maps directions have you drive across the Route 66 bridge. I suppose it looks so convoluted because as the crow flies, we appear to be pretty close from Georgetown but in fact... we are not.
Anyway, park is heavily wooded, so if you are looking to sun yourself on a lawn, head elsewhere. There is basically just a circular hiking/biking trail around the interior of the island. For biking this might be interesting, but I was not fond of walking it. But then I don't really enjoy hiking in the wilderness.
The monument is interesting though I don't quite get why the large reflecting pool areas are drained of water. And besides, my recent reading makes me a bit more skeptical of Roosevelt, the man. I should add that Roosevelt, the president, still gets high marks.
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