Walking these wooded trails, you're alone with Roosevelt's oversized bronze likeness and the sound of the Potomac—a quiet memorial that rewards those willing to leave the car behind on the nearby parkway.
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People who need to sit quietly with history come here—the marble figure and those words carved into stone do something that photographs can't. Go when it's nearly empty, early morning or late at night, if you want to actually think.
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