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Located just seven miles from the National Mall area, visitors walked, drove, and photographed throughout the quiet Kenwood neighborhood this morning, whose streets are adorned with cherry blossom trees.聽

An affluent and picturesque suburban community, the Kenwood neighborhood houses approximately 250 homes in the $1 million to $6 million price range, according to Zilllow.聽

鈥淚鈥檝e gone to the [Tidal] Basin before, and it鈥檚 so crowded. There鈥檚 so many people and it鈥檚 chaotic鈥�here, it鈥檚 a lot more chill,鈥� said Angelica Medina, a native Venezuelan who moved to Bethesda for work-related reasons. Donning a pink raincoat that aptly matches the surrounding petals, Medina explained a special connection she feels to the annual arrival of the blossoms.聽

鈥淚 used to have two dogs and the older one was named Hana, which means 鈥榝lower鈥� in Japanese. And because I really like the flowers and Hana was born in the spring, I always associate them with her,鈥� she said.

While a light drizzle and cloudy day brought only a small showing of visitors this morning, many came prepared to document the experience with smartphones and professional cameras,聽 joined by their dogs and children. Some chose to stroll through the neighborhood, while others perused the Kenwood streets while staying in their cars, opening their windows only to snap photos of the trees.聽

聽鈥淓ven if it鈥檚 rainy today, it鈥檚 really pretty. The neighborhood is peaceful, and the cars are mindful of the pedestrians,鈥� said Medina.聽

According to the National Cherry Blossom Festival, a not-for-profit organization that organizes and promotes relevant programming in the Tidal Basin and surrounding areas, over 1 million individuals visited the cherry blossoms in 2022. Despite the organization successfully drawing large numbers of attendees in D.C. proper, some are less keen on enjoying the beauty of the buds with others around them.

One visitor, committed to sharing as little as possible about the event to keep visitors at a minimum, declined to share his name but expressed that 鈥渢he crowds at the Tidal Basin can be a little overwhelming. I鈥檝e been doing this for the past ten years instead.鈥澛�

Though some have hoped the neighborhood won鈥檛 achieve the same level of attention as the Tidal Basin, a series of 鈥渘o parking鈥� and 鈥減lease do not climb on trees鈥� signs along the streets speak to the increasing popularity of the area, with a police officer in his car monitoring for traffic and parking issues.聽

鈥淚t鈥檚 beautiful here,鈥� said Howard Hersh, a Montgomery County Police Department officer. 鈥淲hen the weather has been really nice, it gets pretty backed up here. Once it stops raining, it鈥檒l jam right up,鈥� he said.聽

The trees鈥� origin story is simple: in the 1930s, a local developer planted 1,200 Yoshino cherry blossom trees 鈥渁s a way to promote the neighborhood to potential home buyers,鈥� according to the Kenwood Garden Club鈥檚 website. Most trees can be viewed on Kennedy Drive, Dorset Avenue and Kenwood Avenue.聽