Cherry blossom petals rained down at the Tidal Basin on Monday as gusty showers swept through, abruptly ending an abbreviated peak bloom. “Peak bloom is officially over,” the National Park ...

Former President Barack Obama visited the cherry blossoms on Washington D.C.’s Tidal Basin on Monday, March 31, While there, ...

Gusty thunderstorms blew petals off many of the famed cherry blossom trees that line the Tidal Basin in D.C. on Monday night. The cherry blossom trees had reached peak bloom on Friday, March 28.

Every spring, the Tidal Basin bursts with color as cherry blossom trees (gifted to the city from Tokyo) bloom into cotton candy-colored tufts, and they attract hordes of visitors. The cherry ...

The famed cherry blossom trees that line the Tidal Basin in D.C. have reached peak bloom and thousands of visitors have come into the city to see them. The peak bloom period happens when 70% of ...

A northern Virginia family got a special surprise as they were taking photos with the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. Former President Barack Obama was seen in the background of one of their ...

Yet again the couple rose before the sun, carefully packed their hamper and headed to their spot by the Tidal Basin, tucked amid the cherry blossom trees. On the last Thursday of March ...

Litterst said he asks travelers to become “cherry blossom protectors.” Around the Tidal Basin and mall is signage that shares a pledge. Once visitors agree to it, they receive a “cherry ...

Back in 1912, the mayor of Tokyo gifted 3,000 cherry blossom trees to the city of DC, and they were initially planted around the Tidal Basin. In the decades since, they’ve become a major tourist ...