Washington DC Monuments and Memorials

Many of the architectural landmarks in Washington, D.C. commemorate important chapters in American history. Visit monuments and memorials like the breathtaking Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, the unprecedented Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the inspiring Marine Corps War Memorial -- many of them only a short walk apart.

	Air Force Memorial At the Air Force Memorial, the sky really is the limit. But you don't have to be a former fighter pi ... More Info
	FDR Memorial This meandering 7.5-acre memorial -- near the Jefferson Memorial, just off the Tidal Basin -- pays t ... More Info
	Holocaust Memorial Museum It's a somber period, one that bears memorializing. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which opened ... More Info
	Jefferson Memorial You may know the Thomas Jefferson Memorial from the many iconic photos of Washington, D.C. during ch ... More Info
	Korean War Veterans Memorial Dedicated in 1995 by President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam, the Korean War ... More Info
	Lincoln Memorial No trip to Washington, D.C., is complete without a stop on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to appr ... More Info
	Marine Corps War Memorial -- Iwo Jima Memorial The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from George ... More Info
	U.S. Navy Memorial Thousands of Washingtonians walk along Pennsylvania Avenue halfway between the White House and Capit ... More Info
	Vietnam Veterans Memorial Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for a course in funerary architecture at Yale Univer ... More Info
	Washington Monument At 555 feet, 5.5 inches, the Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure in the world. It is ... More Info
	World War II Memorial The National World War II Memorial opened to the public in 2004, after three years of construction a ... More Info