The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial, featuring a large, evocative aluminum sculpture of a cresting wave and seagulls in flight, sits on Columbia Island on the Arlington side of the Potomac.
Iwo Jima Memorial
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At the heart of the Iwo Jima Memorial (or the Marine Corps War Memorial) is a massive bronze statue based on an iconic World War II photo of the Marines planting the flag at Iwo Jima. The Memorial is next to Arlington National Cemetery on a hill overlooking the National Mall.
Simon Bolivar Statue
April 28, 2013 by
The Simon Bolivar Statue in Foggy Bottom in Washington DC is dedicated to the Latin American revolutionary.
Cuban Friendship Urn
April 22, 2013 by
The Cuban Friendship Urn is not the most impressive landmark you’ll find in Washington DC, but it does have an interesting story behind it.
Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon
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Mr Republican has his own Carillon. Senator Robert Taft had a long political career and had connections–he was a former Speaker and was President William Howard Taft’s oldest son–but the arch conservative is best remembered as an leading opponent of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
November 3, 2012 by
It’s entirely appropriate that the memorial dedicated to Teddy Roosevelt is a little unkempt. America’s 26th president was famously a champion of the environment and an avid hunter and outdoorsman.
First Division Monument
July 25, 2012 by
The First Division Monument, standing in President’s Park next to the White House and in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, is dedicated to those who served and died in the First Division of the American Expeditionary Forces.
General William T. Sherman Monument
July 13, 2012 by
The monument to Civil War General William T. Sherman is elaborate and prominently placed, in President’s Park (the Ellipse), right next to the White House.
John Ericsson National Memorial
July 5, 2012 by
The John Ericsson Memorial is tucked away down on the bank of the Potomac, not far from the Lincoln Memorial. It commemorates the inventor of the USS Monitor, a technological breakthrough during the Civil War.
Martin Luther King Jr National Memorial
October 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, in tribute to the celebrated Civil Rights leader, is now open on the banks of the Tidal Basin opposite the Jefferson Memorial.
Supreme Court
July 13, 2011 by
Sitting across the street from the US Capitol Building, the Supreme Court houses the judicial branch of the United States federal government. It’s in an appropriately grand building built in the mid-1930s and fronted by imposing classical marble columns.
National Arboretum
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The National Arboretum makes for a pleasant park, but its official mission is education and research. With 446 acres and 9.5 miles of meandering roads, it’s laid out as a very large park with paddocks, forested areas, ponds, and groves, lots of groves. If you have the slightest interest in gardening you’ll be delighted, but you’ll also love it if you’re just looking for a relaxing ride or walk in the countryside–in the middle of a major world city.
Union Station
July 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It’s not just any old train station that can be the venue for a black-tie presidential inaugural ball. But the lavish Union Station, not far from the US Capitol Building, is one of the few that does. It’s an impressive blend of form and function.
US Capitol Building’s Exterior
July 6, 2011 by 14 Comments
The U.S. Capitol Building is one of Washington DC’s most distinctive buildings. In fact, you’d be surprised how many tourists find the building so recognizable and in such a conspicuous location that they assume it must be the White House.
Washington Monument
June 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
For what is really just a big, stone tower you’d expect the Washington Monument to be a boring thing to take photos of. But this isn’t just any old tower and happens to be near some of the world’s great landmarks, making for a bunch of ways and vantage points to get some interesting shots.
White House
June 27, 2011 by
Many first-time visitors to Washington DC are surprised at how small the White House is. But what it lacks in physical size it makes up for in stature. It’s probably the most widely recognized building in the the United States. Unfortunately, security restrictions make it a challenging photographic subject.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
June 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool does what it does best very well indeed, providing some great photographic opportunities for capturing reflections of the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. After extensive renovations over the past couple of years, it’s now back in business, looking better than ever.
Arlington Memorial Bridge
June 25, 2011 by
Arlington Memorial Bridge runs across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial to Arlington National Cemetery, one of six bridges connecting Virginia with the District of Columbia.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
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The FDR Memorial, on the western bank of the Tidal Basin, is dedicated to the 32nd president but also features the twin challenges that defined the era: the Great Depression and the Second World War.
Pentagon
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With the notable exception of the Pentagon Memorial on its southwest corner, the entire Pentagon reservation is strictly a no-photography zone.
Albert Einstein Memorial
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The Einstein Memorial, featuring a 21-foot, stylized bronze statue of physicist Albert Einstein, sits in a grove of holly and elm trees on the Constitution Avenue side of the grounds of the National Academy of Sciences.
George Mason Memorial
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Tucked away between the Jefferson Memorial and the 14th Street Bridge, the George Mason Memorial commemorates one of the lesser known founding fathers and Virginia plantation owner, George Mason.
World War I Memorial
June 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
The World War I Memorial near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool isn’t well known or much visited. It has been neglected and forgotten for decades but is now getting some long-overdue attention.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
June 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Korean War Veterans Memorial, unveiled in 1992, consists of several elements designed by different people and groups. It has a triangular footprint with the main elements being “The Column” consisting of 19 stainless steel solders, each over 7 feet tall.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
June 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial memorializes Americans who served and died in the Vietnam War. The reflective wall, in particular, offers some interesting photo opportunities.
Pentagon Memorial
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The Pentagon Memorial commemorates the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon.
United States Air Force Memorial
June 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The United States Air Force Memorial, in a small, raised space between Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon, was opened in October 2006.
National World War II Memorial
June 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
The National World War II Memorial sits at the opposite end of the Reflecting Pool from the Lincoln Memorial and not far from the Washington Monument. It was originally planned to be much larger, but even in its scaled-down version, it’s still one of the larger monuments.
Arlington National Cemetery
May 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Arlington National Cemetery is probably the most famous cemetery in the United States. Directly across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial, and connected by Memorial Bridge, it occupies a 624-acre site next to the Pentagon.
The Jefferson Memorial
May 22, 2011 by 1 Comment
Sitting on the southern axis of the National Mall, opposite the White House and Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial sits on the bank of Tidal Basin on reclaimed land on was once part of the Potomac.
