Washington D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, have begun blooming and are only step away from peak bloom, as per the NPS.

If there's one flower whose blooming is a celebrated festival all around the world, it's the cherry blossom. These sweet-smelling pink flowers attract visitors from across the globe, all excited to see their beauty in real-time and capture it in some stunning photographs that become memories of a lifetime.