As a resident of the DMV — the mid-Atlantic region that includes the District of Columbia and the Maryland and Virginia counties surrounding it — for the past 10 years, it's safe to say I've seen my fair share of cherry blossoms.
While I may be a bit biased, the city's famous cherry blossoms are not only impressive to locals like me: More than 1.5 million people worldwide flock to Washington, D.C., annually to see its impressive floral display, according to the organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Planning your visit to see Washington's blooming cherry trees can prove challenging, as temperatures play a major part in determining the best time to catch the beautiful blooms. Although the past few years have seen the blooms appear earlier than average, this year, the National Park Service predicts peak bloom — when 70% of the trees around the Tidal Basin have opened their buds — will fall between March 29 and April 1 due to an unusually cold (and snowy) winter.
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