The Lincoln was built to honor Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th president, assassinated on April 14, 1865 as the civil war was concluding. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his …
The World War II Memorial is very large, 7.4-acres to be exact! The memorial is made up of 56 granite pillars, each 17 feet tall. There is an amazing amount of landscaping and water in the fountain here as well.
The White House is definitely a must-see. Unfortunately, the view is now blocked by many barriers.
On the south side you can still see the seat of government quite well from a distance.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is free to visit and open 24 hours a day. The memorial has inscriptions of over 58,000 names of those who died in the Vietnam war. …