West Potomac Park is a
U.S. national park in
Washington, D.C., adjacent to the
National Mall. It includes the parkland that extends south of the
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, from the
Lincoln Memorial to the grounds of the
Washington Monument. The park is the site of many national landmarks, including the
Korean War Veterans Memorial,
Jefferson Memorial,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial,
George Mason Memorial,
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and the surrounding land on the shore of the
Tidal Basin, an artificial
inlet of the
Potomac River created in the 19th century that links the Potomac with the northern end of the
Washington Channel. West Potomac Park is administered by the
National Park Service.