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Air and Space Museum Washington DC

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National Air and Space Museum. The National Air and Space Museum is located on the mall, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It has the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world and severs as a center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and spaceflight. Almost all the aircraft on display are originals or backup crafts to the originals. After the establishment of the museum, there was no one building that could hold all the items to be displa...

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Botanical Gardens Washington DC

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The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a botanic garden run by the Congress of the United States (not the Smithsonian). It is located in Washington, D.C., on the U.S. Capitol Grounds campus near Garfield Circle. The building itself, which includes a large Lord and Burnham greenhouse, is divided into separate rooms, each one simulating a different habitat. None of the garden is air-conditioned, save the Oasis and the Administrative offices. Each room is closely monitored by computer-operated senso...

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Arlington Cemetery Washington D.C.

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Arlington Cemetery Washington D.C. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lee s wife Mary Anna Curtis Lee, a descendant of Martha Washington. Tomb of the Unknowns. The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It stands on top of a hill overlooking Washington, D.C. President Joh...

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National Art Gallery Washington DC

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Beginning in the 1920s, financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon began gathering a collection of old master paintings and sculptures with the intent of providing the country with a national art gallery. Following his death in 1937, Congress in a joint resolution accepted Mellon's collection and building funds (provided through the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust), and approved the construction of a museum on the National Mall. For more information see links below.

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Exclusive photos of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Monument Washington DC.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Monument. Dedicated on May 2, 1997, the monument, spread over 7.5 acres, traces twelve years of the history of the United States through a sequence of four outdoor rooms, one for each of FDR's terms of office. Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd president alongside his dog Fala. Other sculptures depict scenes from the Great Depression, such as listening to a fireside chat on the radio. Waiting in a bread line. The dust bowl and poor farmers. Multiple stairstep dro...

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Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C.

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The Lincoln Memorial was built to honor 16th President Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln Monument Association was incorporated by the United States Congress in March 1867 to build a memorial to Lincoln. A site was not chosen until 1901, in an area that was then swampland. Congress formally authorized the memorial on February 9, 1911, and the first stone was put into place on Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 1914. On the wall behind the statue, visible over the statue's head, is this dedication:. This site mai...

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Capitol Building Washington DC

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United States Capitol Building. The most recognized symbol of democratic government in the the world, the United States Capitol has housed congress since 1800 The United States Capitol is where congress meets to write the laws nad where presidents are inaugurated and deliver their annual State of the Union messages. Around the the rotunda is a frieze, which illustrates major events in the nations history. The last stop on the tour is the Old Supreme Court chambers. This is where the supreme court met...

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Iwo Jima Memorial Washington DC

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Marine Corps War Memorial. The Marine Corps War Memorial is located near the Arlington National Cemetery. The memorial is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) who have died in the defense of their country since 1775. The granite base of the memorial bears two inscriptions:. In honor and memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country since 10 November 1775". Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue.". For more information - Wikipedia.

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National Zoo

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The Smithsonian National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1889, it consists of two distinct installations: a 163 acre zoo within the Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., and a 3,200 acre Conservation and Research Center located at the edge of the Shenandoah National Park. With the aid of the Secretary of the Smithsonian, the United States Congress approved the founding of a National Zoological Park in Rock Creek Park. Today, the National...

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Natiional Cathedral Washington DC

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The Washington National Cathedral, designated by Congress as the nondenominational National House of Prayer. It is the sixth largest cathedral in the world and second largest in the United States. In 1893, the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia was granted a charter from Congress to establish the cathedral. The commanding site on Mount Saint Alban was chosen. For more information, see links below. This site maintained by Invatol.