[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Tidal Basin in Washington [{Image src='660us.jpg' width='650' height='487' alt='Tidal Basin in Washington' class='image_left' popup='false'}] [{SET customtitle='Tidal Basin in Washington'}] \\ Cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin [{GoogleMap location='Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA' zoom='15'}] in Washington, DC; the Washington Monument looms in the background.