A Patriotic Family Road Trip in District of Columbia

Lincoln Memorial

Washington, DC

Honest Abe, seated in marble, looking out over the Reflecting Pool and the National Mall.

Washington Monument

Washington, DC

555 feet of marble honoring the man who could have been king and chose not to be.

National World War II Memorial

Washington, DC

Dedicated in 2004 on the National Mall, with 56 pillars and a wall of 4,048 gold stars, each standing for 100 Americans who died.

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Washington, DC

Nineteen stainless steel soldiers on patrol and a granite wall of etched faces, dedicated in 1995.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Washington, DC

A domed memorial on the Tidal Basin, dedicated in 1943, with a 19-foot bronze statue and passages from Jefferson's writings.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Washington, DC

The Stone of Hope, carved from granite and dedicated in 2011 on the Tidal Basin.

United States Capitol

Washington, DC

Cornerstone laid by George Washington in 1793, burned by the British in 1814, and rebuilt — the seat of Congress ever since.

National Archives Museum

Washington, DC

The Rotunda displays the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Washington, DC

A black granite wall carrying more than 58,000 names in the order they were lost.

Ford's Theatre

Washington, DC

The working theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, and the Petersen House across the street where he died.

The White House

Washington, DC

The home and office of every president since John Adams. Public tours are booked through a member of Congress.

National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC

Home of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis and the Apollo 11 command module Columbia.

National Museum of American History

Washington, DC

The museum that keeps the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 and inspired the anthem.