American University Park (AU Park) is one of a handful of DC neighborhoods that are about as suburban as you can get while still within the city's borders. It is very residential (except for a short stretch of shops and restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue), largely populated by families and senior citizens and it boasts some of the best public schools in DC. Although shopping zones lie to the northeast and southwest, the center of AU Park is completely free of commerce. It consists simply of street after street of well-manicured lawns and homes that are linked by back alleys. This neighborhood is the ideal place to find your dream Colonial, as this style of residence covers about seventy five percent of AU Park. Residents rave about the area's public schools, all of which have just undergone major renovations - as well as large green spaces like Turtle Park.