The country’s oldest urban national park, Rock Creek Park, spans 1,800 acres in the middle of Washington, D.C. The park not only includes hiking trails but also has historic buildings, a golf course, amphitheater and planetarium. Anthony Linforth, a ranger at Rock Creek Park, tells Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti what makes the park special.

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  • Anthony Linforth, park ranger at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
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