Massive crowds gathered at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., to witness cherry blossom trees at full bloom.

According to the DC Frolics Instagram, other spots to see the cherry blossoms include East Potomac Park and Hains Point, the Congressional Cemetery, Dumbarton Oaks (in Georgetown), near the Capitol Grounds and the Library of Congress, and the Bishop’s Garden at the National Cathedral.

Peak bloom has been cut short for the District’s signature pink and white blossoms. In a post on the X platform Tuesday, the National Park Service (NPS) said Monday night’s storm blew many cherry blossoms off the trees,

There’s a new Stumpy in town. The original stump-shaped cherry tree, beloved by Washingtonians, was cut down by the National Park Service in May to rebuild the seawall on the south side of the Tidal Basin. But fans of the tree can rejoice because there’s another one like it on the north side of the Tidal Basin. We’re naming it Stumpy II.

The monthlong National Cherry Blossom Festival draws more than 1.5 million visitors to Washington, D.C., each year to see the spring spectacle of more than 3,000 pale pink and white cherry blossom trees that were given to the city by Japan as a gift in 1912.

Thousands of people are flocking to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms during peak bloom! Here are the best ways to navigate the area.

Failing infrastructure paired with rising sea levels has led to water pouring over the old seawall twice a day, every day, during high tide at the Tidal Basin for years. Now, crews are hard at work building a new seawall that is taller, and better than before.

Mum Portia Moore was left stunned when former president Barack Obama photobombed her children's photoshoot at the Tidal Basin in Washington DC.