The tree-ringed Vietnam Women's Memorial, showing female soldiers aiding a fallen combatant, was added to complement the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1993.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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Since 1800, this is where the legislative branch of American government (ie Congress) has met to write the country's laws.
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Play image association with the words āWashington, DC,ā and chances are the first thing that comes to mind is the White House. The presidentās pad isā¦
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One of America's most visited historic sites, Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington.
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Sprawling across hills above the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for Americaās most reveredā¦
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The legendary exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum include the Wright brothers' flyer, Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of Stā¦
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Two buildings. Hundreds of masterpieces. Infinite enjoyment. It's easy to spend a full day at the National Gallery of Art, which showcases a whole rangeā¦
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Anchoring the National Mall's west end is the hallowed shrine to Abraham Lincoln, who gazes across the Reflecting Pool beneath his neoclassical, Doricā¦
Nearby Washington, DC attractions
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In a city of classic, white-marble monuments, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands out on the National Mall for its stark modernism. Designed by 21-yearā¦
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In 1982, opponents of Maya Linās Vietnam memorial design insisted that a more traditional sculpture be added to the monument. As a result, sculptorā¦
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The grounds in front of the National Academy of Sciences feature DCās most huggable monument: Robert Berks' bronze 1978 statue of Albert Einstein. Theā¦
4. National Academy of Sciences
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Made up of approximately 2000 members, including almost 200 Nobel Prize winners, these are the folks the government hits up for scientific advice (whetherā¦
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Henry Bacon, who designed the Lincoln Memorial, also conceived the iconic Reflecting Pool, modeling it after the canals at Versailles and Fontainebleauā¦
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Anchoring the National Mall's west end is the hallowed shrine to Abraham Lincoln, who gazes across the Reflecting Pool beneath his neoclassical, Doricā¦
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āThe Fed,ā is the Olympus of the Gods of the American Economy. Housed in a monolithic white building that closely resembles a Soviet ministry, it isā¦
8. Korean War Veterans Memorial
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Nineteen steel soldiers wander through clumps of juniper past a wall bearing images of the āForgotten Warā that assemble, in the distance, into a panorama ofā¦