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Air & Space
Museum
Houses the Wright Brothers" 1903 Flyer, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis,
Apollo 11 lunar command module, and many more aviation and technology
treasures.
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Arlington
National Cemetery
Watch the Changing of the Guard, see the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, JFK's
gravesite, and the Challenger Memorial. |
Bureau
of Engraving and Printing
See US currency printed at the rate of 8,000 sheets per hour. |
FBI
Building
Home to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See firearms demonstration
and a variety of crime laboratories. |
FDR
Memorial
Dedicated to our 32nd President. Contains four rooms, one for each of his
four terms in office. |
Ford's
Theater
Building in which President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. |
Holocaust
Museum
A tribute to the six million Jews and countless other victims of the Holocaust. |
Iwo
Jima Memorial
Dedicated to all the Marines who have served their country since 1775. |
Jefferson
Memorial
Beneath the marble rotunda, the 19-foot statue of the 3rd President is
surrounded by passages of the Declaration of Independence and other famous
Jefferson writings. |
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Kennedy
Center
Dedicated to our 35th President, it is Washington D.C.'s center for the
performing arts.
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Korean
Memorial
Dedicated to all those who served in the Korean War. |
Library
of Congress
The world's largest Library with almost 119 million items housed in 3 buildings
and home to 1 of 3 copies of the Gutenberg Bible. |
Lincoln
Memorial
Dedicated to our 16th President, this grand monument overlooks the Reflecting
Pool, the Washington Monument, and the US Capitol. |
Mount
Vernon
Home to George Washington, on the Potomac River. |
Museum
of American History
Exhibits include the Star Spangled Banner, the First Ladies Hall, and the
Foucault pendulum. |
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Museum
of Natural History
Exhibits include the Hope Diamond, an Insect Zoo, and dinosaurs.
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National
Archives
Houses the original Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, Bill
of rights, and more than 3 billion records.
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National
Cathedral
The sixth largest church in the world. Built in 14th century Gothic style. |
National
Geographic
Interactive museum where you can discover our solar system, touch a tornado,
and travel high above the earth. |
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Newseum
This interactive museum is dedicated to the history of News.
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Peterson
House
Across the street from Ford's Theater, this is the house where President
Lincoln died. |
US
Capitol
Under this magnificent white dome, senators and representatives meet to
shape US legislative policy. |
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Vietnam
Veterans Memorial
The black granite wall contains the names of all the men and women missing
or killed during the Vietnam War.
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Washington
Monument
One of the tallest masonry structures in the world, it was dedicated in
1885 to the memory of the 1st US President. |
White
House
Home to every US President except George Washington. |
US
Supreme Court
Home to the highest court in the United States. |
