National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, Washington DC

We went on a weekday during spring break and that didn’t crowd the place. So many beautiful flowers outside of the main area and inside there are quite a lot of bee’s but their all male worker bee’s and they don’t have stingers so the worry of getting stung is reduced. Seeing all the different kind on bonsai trees was a great learning experience and quite nice to look at. I recommend going here first before going to the pillars because in the building it’s connected to has pamphlets with a map and restrooms.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai trees, a must see! There is a North American, Japanese, and Chinese section currently. One of the Japanese ones is from 1625 - passed down from 5 generations. There are a large assortment of trees ranging from maple to cypress to juniper, oak, elm, fig redwood, and more. It's incredible, worth a visit, and not too many tourists around. It is outdoors but there is an indoor exhibit about rockscapes. The whole area itself can be done within an hour but there are benches to sit and rest. No dogs specifically in this exhibit.