Washington Monument Washington, D.C. (or the District of Columbia) is both an administrative district and the capital city of the world’s most powerful nation.[1] It sits at a bend in the Potomac River on a 68 square-mile site that was once marshy lowland, but now reclaimed and laid out[2] according to the 18th century design […]
Constitution Gardens Ducklings Ashore The Constitution Gardens serves as a memorial to the nation’s founders. It occupies a 50-acre site between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. Because the Constitution Gardens are right next to the National Mall, it is often mistakenly understood as part of the Mall when in fact it is officially […]
White fence of White House at night. The White House is Washington, D.C.’s oldest public building and home of the U.S. president. In fact, the only president not to have resided at the White House was George Washington. At the White House, the President signs bills into laws, meets with world leaders, entertains diplomats and […]
Capitol Hill – Washington, DC The National Mall is the heart of touristy Washington, D.C. It is a large open-area national park located in downtown between Constitution and Independence Avenue. Its two-mile avenue of shaded trees and clean-cut grass encompasses the area between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial.[1] Thus, the Constitution Gardens, the […]