Due to its location at the midpoint between north and south, the Washington, D.C. area has a particular affinity for spring, with a number of different festivals and events that celebrate the warmer weather and longer days. Throughout the month of April, for example, Sherwood Gardens (pictured) in Baltimore comes alive as more than 80,000 tulips sprout from the earth, blanketing the rolling landscape with color. The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. (March 27 - April 11, 2010), meanwhile, honors its beautiful cherry trees - a gift from Japan in 1912 - with parties, concerts, art festivals, and Sakura Matsuri, a traditional Japanese street fair. Flowermart 2010 takes over the Washington Monument on May 7 and 8, featuring flowers by the bushel and entertainment ranging from a hat and cap contest to the high-energy moves of the Waxter Center Hi-Steppers. And if you happen to be a student of American history, head on over to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, which has Gardening Days in April and will host its annual Spring Garden Party on Mother's Day Weekend in May. Starwood has hotels throughout the Washington, D.C. area, and with the Better Tomorrows offer, you can save 50% off a second night for every night you pay a regular rate at participating hotels like the stylish W Washington D.C.