@sedumzz Could you please tell me more about the interesting wall in the background?

This photo was taken at a canal in Virginia. I do not know the name of the place anymore, but I know the history behind it.

The canal was basically really prone to flooding so people decided to add like a buncha water features (A LOT OF THEM) to control the flood heights, and planted aquatic plants to help. They also added like a lot of art instillations.

I think that wall was part of one of them, or was near the entrance of the art museam (I think?!? Something related to art.... maybe an art school, IDK)

You have quite the eye, I totally missed the wall.

What a great idea! I would love to see this place. Is it in Fairfax? Had a trip to the DC area planned last summer, but obviously, that didn't work out.

Just visited the riverwalk in San Antonio and it was a lot more crowded than my last visit there 39 yrs. ago but it remains a wonderful solution for what was probably a similar issue.

I don't remember. I think it is the outskirts of fairfax, probably 1 hour drive from dc area.. MIGHT be on theroad to the virginia aboretum, too.

Ok, it is next to a library, that I know.
It has lots of flower installations,fountains,sculptures,and bridges. i pretty sure it does not empty to a lake, at least the decorative part of it.

@purpleinopp
Bad news, it's in maryland.
I FOUND THE PLACE!!
carroll creek!!!!
WOW!!

if i remember correctly, there are also lots of cafes and resturaunts and stores along the walk so you could spend a whole day hiking there! There's two parts, one that's in the open sun with lots of lotus, watrelily, cannas, butterfly gardens, and fountains, and a shaded foresty walk with lots of shade and just small waterfalls, not a lot of fountains. There are giant colonies of waterlilies there though.

It is an exactly 1 hour drive from D.C. :))))

Hey, thank you for your efforts! I would like to spend a day wandering around there. I've driven past Frederick many times on I-70, and once through on Rt. 40. Wish I had been aware of this park/area at that time.