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DC Monuments

DC Monuments

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Created by Shania Lin • Updated On: November 1, 2020
National Geographic Museum is one of DC Monuments.

1. National Geographic Museum

1145 17th St NW (at Sumner Row NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 49 tips and reviews
National Museum of Women in the Arts is one of DC Monuments.

2. National Museum of Women in the Arts

8.6
1250 New York Ave NW (at 13th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 29 tips and reviews
Woodrow Wilson House is one of DC Monuments.

3. Woodrow Wilson House

8.2
2340 S St NW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Kalorama · 11 tips and reviews
United States Botanic Garden is one of DC Monuments.

4. United States Botanic Garden

8.9
100 Maryland Ave SW (Independence Ave), Washington, D.C.
Botanical Garden · Southwest Washington · 111 tips and reviews
Arlington House is one of DC Monuments.

5. Arlington House

8.7
Arlington National Cemetery (321 Sherman Dr), Fort Myer, VA
Historic and Protected Site · 23 tips and reviews
US Department of the Treasury is one of DC Monuments.

6. US Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 15th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Northwest Washington · 24 tips and reviews
Meridian Hill Park is one of DC Monuments.

7. Meridian Hill Park

9.3
2500 16th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Park · Columbia Heights · 70 tips and reviews
Lafayette Square Park is one of DC Monuments.

8. Lafayette Square Park

8.3
1601 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Park · Northwest Washington · 39 tips and reviews
Benjamin Franklin School is one of DC Monuments.

9. Benjamin Franklin School

925 13th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 2 tips and reviews
Benjamin Franklin Statue is one of DC Monuments.

10. Benjamin Franklin Statue

6.5
12th Street NW (Pennsylvania Avenue NW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Federal Triangle · 4 tips and reviews
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design is one of DC Monuments.

11. Corcoran School of the Arts & Design

500 17th St NW (at New York Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
College Arts Building · Foggy Bottom · 4 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden is one of DC Monuments.

12. National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden

9.2
Constitution Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Northwest Washington · 93 tips and reviews
Amazonia Science Gallery is one of DC Monuments.

13. Amazonia Science Gallery

9.0
3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Zoo Exhibit · National Zoological Park · 7 tips and reviews
Constitution Gardens is one of DC Monuments.

14. Constitution Gardens

8.7
1900 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Garden · Northwest Washington · 14 tips and reviews
FBI - Washington Field Office is one of DC Monuments.

15. FBI - Washington Field Office

601 4th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Police Station · Chinatown · 5 tips and reviews
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden is one of DC Monuments.

16. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden

7.9
1644 31st St NW (Q St), Washington, D.C.
Garden · Georgetown · 5 tips and reviews
President Lincoln's Cottage is one of DC Monuments.

17. President Lincoln's Cottage

8.2
140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW (at Upshur St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Petworth · 17 tips and reviews
Senate Reflecting Pool is one of DC Monuments.

18. Senate Reflecting Pool

North Capitol Street (C Street), Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Northeast Washington · No tips or reviews
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

19. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

8.0
400 Block of E St NW (E Street NW between 4th & 5th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 12 tips and reviews

20. Frederick Douglass Museum & Caring Hall of Fame

320 A St NE, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Capitol Hill · 1 tip
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is one of DC Monuments.

21. Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America

1400 Quincy St NE (at 14th St NE), Washington, D.C.
Monastery · Brookland · 16 tips and reviews
Dupont Circle Fountain (Samuel Francis Du Pont Memorial Fountain) is one of DC Monuments.

22. Dupont Circle Fountain (Samuel Francis Du Pont Memorial Fountain)

8.2
Dupont Circle Park, Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Northwest Washington · 8 tips and reviews
Francis Scott Key Memorial Park is one of DC Monuments.

23. Francis Scott Key Memorial Park

7.4
34th & M St NW, Washington, D.C.
Park · Georgetown · 7 tips and reviews
Anderson House is one of DC Monuments.

24. Anderson House

7.5
Massachusetts Ave, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Northwest Washington · 4 tips and reviews
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is one of DC Monuments.

25. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

8.9
4155 Linnean Ave NW (Tilden St., NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Forest Hills · 29 tips and reviews
Union Station is one of DC Monuments.

26. Union Station

7.7
50 Massachusetts Ave NE (at Columbus Cir NE), Washington, D.C.
Rail Station · 662 tips and reviews
National Building Museum is one of DC Monuments.

27. National Building Museum

8.1
401 F St NW (at 5th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 107 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum Flight Simulator is one of DC Monuments.

28. National Air and Space Museum Flight Simulator

8.6
Lenfant Plz SW, Washington, D.C.
Exhibit · Southwest Washington · 27 tips and reviews
Freer Gallery of Art is one of DC Monuments.

29. Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Ave SW (12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 37 tips and reviews
National Museum of African Art is one of DC Monuments.

30. National Museum of African Art

9.0
950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 31 tips and reviews
The Moongate Garden is one of DC Monuments.

31. The Moongate Garden

7.0
Washington, D.C.
Garden · Southwest Washington · 7 tips and reviews
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is one of DC Monuments.

32. Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

8.6
1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 18 tips and reviews
Enid A. Haupt Garden is one of DC Monuments.

33. Enid A. Haupt Garden

9.2
1050 Lenfant Plz SW (L'Enfant Plaza SW), Washington, D.C.
Garden · Southwest Washington · 8 tips and reviews
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of DC Monuments.

34. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

8.9
700 Independence Ave SW (at 7th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 104 tips and reviews
Albert Einstein Planetarium is one of DC Monuments.

35. Albert Einstein Planetarium

9.1
600 Independence Ave SW (at 6th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Planetarium · Southwest Washington · 12 tips and reviews
National Museum of the American Indian is one of DC Monuments.

36. National Museum of the American Indian

8.1
950 Independence Ave SW (4th St. SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of DC Monuments.

37. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) is one of DC Monuments.

38. Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)

8.7
1000 Jefferson Dr SW (btwn 9th & 12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 86 tips and reviews
Smithsonian American Art Museum is one of DC Monuments.

39. Smithsonian American Art Museum

9.0
800 G St. NW (8th and F Streets, NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 86 tips and reviews
National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of DC Monuments.

40. National Museum of African American History and Culture

9.4
1400 Constitution Ave NW (btwn 12th & 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 149 tips and reviews
National Museum of American History is one of DC Monuments.

41. National Museum of American History

9.1
1400 Constitution Ave NW (at 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 357 tips and reviews
Renwick Gallery is one of DC Monuments.

42. Renwick Gallery

9.2
1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW (17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 79 tips and reviews
National Museum of Natural History is one of DC Monuments.

43. National Museum of Natural History

9.3
1000 Constitution Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 428 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art is one of DC Monuments.

44. National Gallery of Art

9.5
6th St and Constitution Ave NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 155 tips and reviews
National Portrait Gallery is one of DC Monuments.

45. National Portrait Gallery

9.3
800 F St NW (at 8th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 183 tips and reviews
Washington National Cathedral is one of DC Monuments.

46. Washington National Cathedral

9.1
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Massachusetts Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Church · Woodley Park · 80 tips and reviews
Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of DC Monuments.

47. Smithsonian’s National Zoo

9.0
3001 Connecticut Ave NW (at Hawthorne St NW), Washington, D.C.
Zoo · National Zoological Park · 326 tips and reviews
National Archives and Records Administration is one of DC Monuments.

48. National Archives and Records Administration

8.6
700 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Federal Triangle · 151 tips and reviews
Library of Congress is one of DC Monuments.

49. Library of Congress

9.2
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Library · Southeast Washington · 186 tips and reviews
The Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square is one of DC Monuments.

50. The Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square

8.6
801 K St NW (btwn 7th & 9th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Structure · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 1 tip
Mahatma Gandhi Statue is one of DC Monuments.

51. Mahatma Gandhi Statue

7.4
2100 Massachusetts Ave NW (21st St NW), Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · 3 tips and reviews
Nelson Mandela Statue is one of DC Monuments.

52. Nelson Mandela Statue

3051 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Historic and Protected Site · 1 tip
Sir Winston Churchill Statue is one of DC Monuments.

53. Sir Winston Churchill Statue

7.7
British Embassy (on Massachusetts Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · Woodley Park · 1 tip
John Ericsson Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

54. John Ericsson Memorial

2300 Independence Av SW (at 23rd St SW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Southwest Washington · 3 tips and reviews
Nathanael Greene Statue is one of DC Monuments.

55. Nathanael Greene Statue

Stanton Park NE, Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · Capitol Hill · 3 tips and reviews
John Paul Jones Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

56. John Paul Jones Memorial

7.0
17 St & Independence Ave SW (West Potomac Park), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Southwest Washington · 4 tips and reviews
Rochambeau Statue is one of DC Monuments.

57. Rochambeau Statue

Pennsylvania Ave NW (at Jackson Pl NW), Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · Northwest Washington · 2 tips and reviews
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is one of DC Monuments.

58. John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame

9.2
Arlington National Cemetery (Section 45), Arlington, VA
Monument · 29 tips and reviews
US Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) is one of DC Monuments.

59. US Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima)

US Marine Memorial Cir, Arlington, VA
Memorial Site · 84 tips and reviews
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

60. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

9.2
400 W Basin Drive SW (at Ohio Dr SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 108 tips and reviews
Arlington National Cemetery is one of DC Monuments.

61. Arlington National Cemetery

214 McNair Rd, Arlington, VA
Cemetery · 129 tips and reviews
United States Capitol is one of DC Monuments.

62. United States Capitol

Capitol Cir (at E Capitol St), Washington, D.C.
Capitol Building · Northwest Washington · 205 tips and reviews
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one of DC Monuments.

63. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

8.9
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 256 tips and reviews
Supreme Court of the United States is one of DC Monuments.

64. Supreme Court of the United States

1 1st St NE (at E Capitol St NE), Washington, D.C.
Courthouse · Northeast Washington · 51 tips and reviews
National Mall is one of DC Monuments.

65. National Mall

9.5
Constitution & Independence Ave (btwn 1st & 17th St), Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Northwest Washington · 268 tips and reviews
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is one of DC Monuments.

66. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

9.5
2700 F St NW (at New Hampshire Ave), Washington, D.C.
Performing Arts Venue · Northwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews
DAR Constitution Hall is one of DC Monuments.

67. DAR Constitution Hall

8.2
1776 D St NW (at 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Concert Hall · Northwest Washington · 41 tips and reviews
Tidal Basin is one of DC Monuments.

68. Tidal Basin

9.3
W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Lake · Southwest Washington · 63 tips and reviews
Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

69. Thomas Jefferson Memorial

9.4
16 E Basin Dr SW (at Ohio Dr SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
U.S Diplomacy Center is one of DC Monuments.

70. U.S Diplomacy Center

330 21st Street NW (Virginia Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 1 tip
John Barry Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

71. John Barry Memorial

14th St. NW (btwn K St. & H St.), Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 4 tips and reviews
General Marquis de Lafayette Monument is one of DC Monuments.

72. General Marquis de Lafayette Monument

Pennsylvania Ave NW (at Madison Pl NW), Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · Northwest Washington · 2 tips and reviews
Lieutenant General George Washington Statue is one of DC Monuments.

73. Lieutenant General George Washington Statue

Washington Cir, Washington, D.C.
Monument · West End · 1 tip
Emancipation Monument is one of DC Monuments.

74. Emancipation Monument

Lincoln Park SE/NE, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Hill East · 2 tips and reviews
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

75. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

7.7
400 Independence Ave SW (at 4th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Employment Area · 1 tip
Blue Chicken is one of DC Monuments.

76. Blue Chicken

7.8
Washington, D.C.
Public Art · Northwest Washington · 1 tip
Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carrilon is one of DC Monuments.

77. Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carrilon

6.9
1 Louisiana Avenue NW (New Jersey Avenue NW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Northwest Washington · 7 tips and reviews
Old Post Office Pavilion is one of DC Monuments.

78. Old Post Office Pavilion

5.9
1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 12th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Federal Triangle · 56 tips and reviews
The White House is one of DC Monuments.

79. The White House

8.8
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW (btwn 15th St NW & 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Northwest Washington · 512 tips and reviews
The Exorcist Steps is one of DC Monuments.

80. The Exorcist Steps

8.5
3600 Prospect St NW, Washington, D.C.
Scenic Lookout · 43 tips and reviews
Ford's Theatre is one of DC Monuments.

81. Ford's Theatre

8.3
511 10th St NW (btwn F St NW & E St NW), Washington, D.C.
Theater · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 72 tips and reviews
Second Division Memorial (Flaming Sword Monument) is one of DC Monuments.

82. Second Division Memorial (Flaming Sword Monument)

7.5
Constitution Ave NW (at 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 1 tip
Albert Einstein Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

83. Albert Einstein Memorial

8.9
2100 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Outdoor Sculpture · Northwest Washington · 25 tips and reviews
Peace Monument is one of DC Monuments.

84. Peace Monument

7.0
100 Pennsylvania Ave SW (First St NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 5 tips and reviews
George Mason Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

85. George Mason Memorial

7.6
East Basin Dr SW (in West Potomac Park), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 12 tips and reviews
Dupont Circle is one of DC Monuments.

86. Dupont Circle

8.8
1 DuPont Cir NW (at Connecticut Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Park · Northwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
First Division Monument is one of DC Monuments.

87. First Division Monument

7.6
17th St. NW & State Pl. NW (in President's Park, just south of th EEOB), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 1 tip
Chinatown Friendship Archway is one of DC Monuments.

88. Chinatown Friendship Archway

7.7
7th & H St NW, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Chinatown · 23 tips and reviews
African American Civil War Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

89. African American Civil War Memorial

1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Memorial Site · U-Street · 10 tips and reviews
National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism in WWII is one of DC Monuments.

90. National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism in WWII

7.9
27-49 Louisiana Ave NW (btw D St & New Jersey Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 4 tips and reviews
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac is one of DC Monuments.

91. Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac

7.9
Columbia Island, Washington, D.C.
Monument · 2 tips and reviews
District of Columbia World War I Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

92. District of Columbia World War I Memorial

8.5
1964 Independence Ave SW (in West Potomac Park), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 10 tips and reviews
Titanic Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

93. Titanic Memorial

P St SW (at 4th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Memorial Site · Southwest Washington · 6 tips and reviews
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

94. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

8.8
1st St NW, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 11 tips and reviews
Theodore Roosevelt Island is one of DC Monuments.

95. Theodore Roosevelt Island

8.8
Analostan Island, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 28 tips and reviews
United States Navy Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

96. United States Navy Memorial

9.0
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Penn Quarter · 22 tips and reviews
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

97. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

9.3
1850 W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
Washington Monument is one of DC Monuments.

98. Washington Monument

9.5
2 15th St NW (btwn Constitution Ave NW & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 344 tips and reviews
Capitol Reflecting Pool is one of DC Monuments.

99. Capitol Reflecting Pool

9.0
1st St NW (btwn Pennsylvania Ave NW & Maryland Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Northwest Washington · 42 tips and reviews
Korean War Veterans Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

100. Korean War Veterans Memorial

9.2
10 Daniel French Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 74 tips and reviews
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is one of DC Monuments.

101. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

9.1
W Potomac Park (btwn Lincoln & World War II Memorials), Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Southwest Washington · 76 tips and reviews
Vietnam Veterans Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

102. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

9.2
5 Henry Bacon Dr NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 91 tips and reviews
World War II Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

103. World War II Memorial

9.5
1750 Independence Ave SW (at 17th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 160 tips and reviews
Lincoln Memorial is one of DC Monuments.

104. Lincoln Memorial

9.6
2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW (btwn Constitution & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 471 tips and reviews