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Links to Points of Interest

• National World War II Memorial, which features two 43-foot arches, a 17-foot pillar for each state and a field of 4,000 gold stars. If you want to honor local World War I participants, stop by the nearby DC War Memorial, one of the Mall’s hidden gems.
• President Lincoln’s Cottage reveals the distinctly domestic side of a historic presidency.
• Library of Congress‘ the world’s biggest library!
• National Archives Read the original Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives, then research your family’s immigration records.
• Visit Arlington National Cemetery to see the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The ceremony is held every hour on the hour from Oct. 1-March 31, and every half hour from April 1-Sept. 30.
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed by sculptor Maya Lin. Etched into the memorial’s wall are 58,307 names of those who died or were lost, all appearing in chronological order.
• the National Portrait Gallery, marvel at the nation’s only complete collection of presidential portraits outside The White House.
• Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, a Federal-style home in Georgetown that belonged to Martha Washington’s gradduaghter. Experience local history through the museum’s exhibits covering six generations of families who lived in the home, and marvel at the more than 200 artifacts related to George and Martha Washington. 
• National Mall besides well-known landmarks like the Washington Monument, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall also features some 60-plus under-the-radar monuments and memorials.
• Smithsonian Institution Building, aka The Castle – one of the many public (and air conditioned!) sites that doubles as a free Wi-Fi hot spot.