The National Capital Region (NCR), headquartered in Washington DC, administers the National Mall and monumental core parks that were established the same time the Nation's Capital was founded in 1792
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is situated on a four-acre site along the National Mall's Tidal Basin, adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and shares a direct line of sight between
Downtown Frederick, named as one of the Prettiest Painted Places in the nation, abounds with historic architecture, public art and hundreds of events throughout the year.
