Crowds visit blooming cherry blossom trees along Tidal Basin

The Jefferson Memorial is seen across the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2022 as people visit blooming cherry blossom trees, which reached their 'peak bloom' stage, defined as when 70% of the Yoshino cherry trees along the basin have bloomed.

Traffic passes Lincoln Memorial at night

Traffic passes by the Lincoln Memorial at night on April 23, 2021

Couples watch sunset on Valentine's Day weekend

Couples watch the sunset on Valentine's Day weekend from the Watergate Steps in Washington, D.C. on February 11, 2022

People enjoy sunset at the Lincoln Memorial

A bicyclist performs a trick at the Lincoln Memorial at sunset on May 12, 2021, as the city is weeks away from lifting all public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 virus

Supreme Court building before Justice Breyer retirement

A person passes in front of the Supreme Court on January 26, 2022 as news breaks that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will announce his retirement

Cherry Blossoms and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Cherry Blossom buds bloom near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on the first day of spring on March 20, 2021

People visit Lincoln Memorial at night

People visit the Lincoln Memorial after sunset in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2021

Sunrise behind U.S. Capitol

The sun rises behind the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 23, 2021

U.S. Capitol reflected in puddle

The United States Capitol building is reflected in a puddle after a rainy day on March 24, 2021, as the grounds reopened to the public following the January 6 riots

Memorial bike ride for cyclist killed by vehicle in Washington, D.C.

Cyclists participate in a memorial bike ride in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2021 for Jim Pagels, a cyclist killed by a vehicle the week prior

Marine One and kite on National Mall

Marine One flies over the National Mall as a kite flies beneath it on March 27, 2021

A U.S. Park Police vehicle sits parked at the Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2021, as crowds descend to see Cherry Blossom trees that have reached peak bloom. Authorities have said that they will close the area if crowds become too large, due to continued concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

Police monitor crowds at Cherry Blossoms

A couple kisses underneath Cherry Blossom trees at the Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2021

A couple kisses beneath Cherry Blossom trees

A couple poses a child for a photograph in a Cherry Blossom tree at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2021

Couple poses baby at Cherry Blossoms

The Washington Monument is seen behind Cherry Blossom trees on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2021 as the trees reach an annual peak bloom

Washington Monument and Cherry Blossoms

People exercise in Washington, D.C.

A man runs along the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial at sunset on April 5, 2021

People exercise in Washington, D.C.

A man runs to the top of the Watergate Steps in Washington, D.C. at sunset on April 5, 2021

Tulips bloom at Netherlands Carillon

Washington, D.C. is seen from the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia on April 10, 2021

Couple dances in U.S. Capitol parking lot

A couple dances to music in the parking lot of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 27, 2022

People gather on the National Mall as COVID-19 restrictions eased in D.C.

People play soccer unmasked on the National Mall as Mayor Muriel Bowser lifts the majority of COVID-19 restrictions in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2021

Worker removes barbed wire from fence around Capitol

A worker removes barbed wire from the security fence surrounding the U.S. Capitol, as part of a weekend project to reduce the amount of fencing and reopen some roadways directly around the Capitol