Les meilleurs événements de la ville Washington DC. Mount Vernon & Old Alexandria avec visite nocturne de Washington DC commander (réserver en ligne) tickets.afisha.life. This Full-Day Mount Vernon & Old Alexandria with Night-Time Sightseeing of Washington DC is your premier combo experience to see all the monuments, museums and memorials located in the Capital area by moonlight as well as famous historical sites such as George Washington's Mount Vernon

1

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

2

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

3

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

4

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

5

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

6

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

7

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

8

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

9

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

10

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

11

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

12

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

13

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

14

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

15

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

16

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

17

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

18

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

19

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

20

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

21

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

22

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

23

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

24

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

25

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

26

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

27

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

28

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

29

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

30

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

31

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

32

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

33

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

34

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

35

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

36

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

37

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

38

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

39

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

40

le monument de Washington

Le Washington Monument est un obélisque situé dans le National Mall à Washington, D.C., construit en 1848-1854, 1879-1884 pour commémorer George Washington. Altitude : 555 pieds (169 m).

41

Promenade du mémorial George Washington

Traversez le vieux Alexandria et Mount Vernon. Le George Washington Memorial Parkway, familièrement le G.W. Parkway, est une promenade de 25 miles de long qui longe la rive sud de la rivière Potomac de Mount Vernon, en Virginie, au nord-ouest jusqu'à McLean, en Virginie, et est entretenue par le National Park Service.

42

Maison d'enfance de Robert E. Lee

Conduisez et parlez de la maison d'enfance Robert E. Lee. C'est une maison historique au 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginie. Il a servi au début des années 1800 comme la maison d'Anne Hill. Construit : 1795.

43

Église du Christ d'Alexandrie

Passez devant et parlez de l'Église du Christ. C'est une église épiscopale située au 118 North Washington Street à Alexandria, en Virginie. Construit comme l'église principale de la paroisse de Fairfax de l'Église d'Angleterre, le bâtiment a été conçu par le colonel James Wren, un descendant de Sir Christopher Wren. Pour financer la construction de l'église, la sacristie de Fairfax a collecté 31 186 livres de tabac Oronoco auprès des paroissiens. La construction a commencé en 1765, sous la direction de James Parsons. Après quatre ans, l'église était toujours inachevée. La sacristie a relevé M. Parsons de ses fonctions de surveillant de la construction. John Carlyle accepta le poste et remit les clés du bâtiment achevé à la sacristie en février 1773.

44

Capitole des États-Unis

Arrêtez-vous à l'extérieur du front ouest pendant 15 minutes maximum. Le bâtiment du Capitole des États-Unis est situé à Washington, D.C., à l'extrémité est du National Mall sur un plateau à 88 pieds au-dessus du niveau de la rivière Potomac, offrant une vue vers l'ouest à travers la piscine réfléchissante du Capitole des États-Unis jusqu'au Washington Monument à 1,4 miles. et le Lincoln Memorial à 3,5 km. Au Capitole des États-Unis, le Sénat et la Chambre des représentants se réunissent pour discuter, débattre et délibérer de la politique nationale ; développer un consensus; et élaborer les lois du pays. Au fur et à mesure que la nation s'est développée, le Capitole des États-Unis s'est agrandi : aujourd'hui, il couvre bien plus de 1,5 million de pieds carrés, compte plus de 600 chambres et des kilomètres de couloirs. Il est couronné par un magnifique dôme blanc qui surplombe la ville de Washington et est devenu une icône largement reconnue du peuple et du gouvernement américains. La conception du Capitole des États-Unis a été choisie par le président George Washington en 1793 et la construction a commencé peu de temps après.

45

maison Blanche

Arrêtez-vous au front nord pendant 20 minutes et passez devant le front sud de la Maison Blanche, la résidence officielle et le lieu de travail du président des États-Unis. Il est situé au 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW à Washington, D.C., et a été la résidence de tous les présidents américains depuis John Adams en 1800. Le terme « Maison Blanche » est souvent utilisé comme métonyme pour le président et ses conseillers.

46

Mount Vernon de George Washington

Passez plus de deux heures à visiter la maison et le domaine de George Washington. Mount Vernon est un point de repère américain et une ancienne plantation de George Washington, le premier président des États-Unis, et de sa femme, Martha. Le domaine est situé sur les rives de la rivière Potomac, dans le comté de Fairfax, en Virginie. Il est situé au sud de Washington, DC et d'Alexandria, en Virginie, et se trouve de l'autre côté de la rivière depuis le comté de Prince George, dans le Maryland.

47

Mémorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Arrêtez-vous et promenez-vous dans le Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, un mémorial présidentiel à Washington D.C., dédié à la mémoire de Franklin Delano Roosevelt, le 32e président des États-Unis, et à l'époque qu'il représente. Le mémorial est le deuxième des deux qui ont été construits à Washington pour commémorer ce président.

48

Mémorial des anciens combattants de la guerre de Corée

Arrêtez-vous pour vous promener dans le mémorial des anciens combattants de la guerre de Corée.

49

Mémorial de Martin Luther King, Jr.

Arrêtez-vous et promenez-vous dans le Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, un mémorial national situé dans le parc West Potomac, à côté du National Mall. Il couvre quatre acres et comprend la pierre de l'espoir, une statue en granit du leader du mouvement des droits civiques Martin Luther King Jr. sculptée par le sculpteur Lei Yixin.

50

Mémorial des anciens combattants du Vietnam

Arrêtez-vous et promenez-vous autour du Vietnam Veterans Memorial, situé au nord du Lincoln Memorial, près de l'intersection de la 22e rue et de la Constitution Ave. NW. Le Mémorial est gratuit et ouvert 24h/24. Le mémorial comprend les noms de plus de 58 000 hommes et femmes qui ont donné leur vie au service dans le conflit du Vietnam. Le mémorial comprend le "mur" du mémorial des anciens combattants du Vietnam, la "statue des trois militaires" et le "mémorial des femmes du Vietnam".

51

Mémorial de Lincoln

Arrêtez-vous et entrez dans le Lincoln Memorial, un mémorial national américain construit en l'honneur du 16e président des États-Unis, Abraham Lincoln. Il se trouve à l'extrémité ouest du National Mall à Washington, DC, en face du Washington Monument, et se présente sous la forme d'un temple néoclassique. L'architecte du mémorial était Henry Bacon. Le concepteur de la grande statue centrale de l'intérieur du mémorial, Abraham Lincoln (1920), était Daniel Chester French ; la statue de Lincoln a été sculptée par les frères Piccirilli.[3] Le peintre des peintures murales intérieures était Jules Guerin, et l'épithète au-dessus de la statue a été écrite par Royal Cortissoz. Inauguré en mai 1922, c'est l'un des nombreux mémoriaux construits en l'honneur d'un président américain. Il a toujours été une attraction touristique majeure et depuis les années 1930 a parfois été un centre symbolique axé sur les relations raciales.

52

Mémorial national maçonnique de George Washington

Admirez-le alors que nous traversons King Street dans le vieil Alexandria. Le George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), est un musée conçu pour éduquer le monde sur George Washington : l'homme et le maçon.

53

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

54

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

55

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

56

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

57

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

58

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

59

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

60

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

61

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

62

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

63

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

64

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

65

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

66

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

67

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

68

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

69

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

70

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

71

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

72

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

73

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

74

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

75

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

76

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

77

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

78

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

79

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

80

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

81

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

82

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

83

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

84

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

85

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

86

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

87

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

88

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

89

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

90

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

91

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

92

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

93

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

94

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

95

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

96

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

97

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

98

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

99

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

100

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

101

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

102

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

103

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

104

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

105

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

106

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

107

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

108

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

109

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

110

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

111

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

112

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

113

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

114

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

115

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

116

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

117

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

118

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built in 1848–1854, 1879–1884 to commemorate George Washington. Height: 555 ft (169 m).

119

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Drive through to old Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service.

120

Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee

Drive by and talk about the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. It is a historic house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia. It served in the early 1800s as the home of Anne Hill. Built: 1795.

121

Alexandria's Christ Church

Drive by it and talk about the Christ Church. It is an Episcopal church located at 118 North Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Constructed as the main church in the Church of England's Fairfax Parish, the building was designed by Col. James Wren, a descendant of Sir Christopher Wren. To finance construction of the church, the Fairfax Vestry raised 31,186 pounds of Oronoco tobacco from parishioners. Construction began in 1765, under the direction of James Parsons. After four years, the church was still unfinished. The vestry relieved Mr. Parsons of his duties as overseer of the construction. John Carlyle accepted the position and handed the keys of the completed building over to the vestry in February 1773.

122

U.S. Capitol

Stop outside the west front for up to 15 minutes. The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away. At the U.S. Capitol the Senate and the House of Representatives come together to discuss, debate and deliberate national policy; develop consensus; and craft the country's laws. As the nation has grown so has the U.S. Capitol: today it covers well over 1.5 million square feet, has over 600 rooms, and miles of corridors. It is crowned by a magnificent white dome that overlooks the city of Washington and has become a widely recognized icon of the American people and government. The U.S. Capitol's design was selected by President George Washington in 1793 and construction began shortly thereafter.

123

White House

Stop at the north front for 20 minutes and drive by the south front of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and their advisers.

124

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Spend more than two hours visiting George Washington's home and Estate. Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha. The estate is on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is located south of Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia and is across the river from Prince George's County, Maryland.

125

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Stop and walk through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemorate that president.

126

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Stop an walk through the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

127

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Stop and walk through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.

128

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Stop and walk around Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The Memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial "Wall," the "Three Servicemen Statue" and the "Vietnam Women's Memorial."

129

Lincoln Memorial

Stop and go inside the Lincoln Memorial, a US national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.[3] The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin, and the epithet above the statue was written by Royal Cortissoz. Dedicated in May 1922, it is one of several memorials built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has sometimes been a symbolic center focused on race relations.

130

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

View it as we cross King Street in Old Alexandria. The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.), is a museum designed to educate the world about George Washington: the man and the Mason.

Mount Vernon & Old Alexandria avec visite nocturne de Washington DC

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