Historical Sites & Monuments in Washington D.C.

Washington Monument

• A towering obelisk honoring George Washington, the United States' first President. Standing at over 555 feet, it is located on the National Mall.

Lincoln Memorial

• A grand neoclassical monument dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, featuring a large seated sculpture of Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address.

Jefferson Memorial

• A memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and author of the Declaration of Independence. The memorial is modeled after the Pantheon in Rome and features a bronze statue of Jefferson.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

• A memorial honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., featuring a 30-foot statue of King emerging from a stone called the "Stone of Hope."

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

• A memorial dedicated to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, spread over 7.5 acres and featuring four outdoor rooms representing each of FDR's four terms in office.

World War II Memorial

• A national memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II, featuring 56 pillars representing the states, territories, and the District of Columbia at the time of the war.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

• A national memorial honoring U.S. service members of the armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, featuring a black granite wall inscribed with the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who died in or were missing in action during the war.

Korean War Veterans Memorial

• A memorial dedicated to those who served in the Korean War, featuring 19 stainless steel statues representing a squad on patrol, along with a Wall of Remembrance.

Albert Einstein Memorial

• A bronze statue of physicist Albert Einstein, located at the National Academy of Sciences on Constitution Avenue.

National World War I Memorial

• A memorial honoring the over 4.7 million American men and women who served during World War I.

African American Civil War Memorial

• A memorial commemorating the service of African American soldiers and sailors who fought in the Civil War.

George Mason Memorial

• A memorial honoring George Mason, a Founding Father who authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which served as a model for the U.S. Bill of Rights.

John Ericsson National Memorial

• A memorial dedicated to John Ericsson, a Swedish engineer and inventor who designed the USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship commissioned by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.

General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument

• A large equestrian statue commemorating Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

• A memorial dedicated to Civil War General and President Ulysses S. Grant, featuring a large equestrian statue of Grant.

Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon

• A memorial dedicated to Senator Robert A. Taft, featuring a carillon that plays concerts on national holidays and special occasions.

James A. Garfield Monument

• A monument dedicated to President James A. Garfield, who was assassinated in 1881.

Peace Monument

• Also known as the Naval Monument, it commemorates the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War.

Emancipation Memorial

• A memorial commemorating the emancipation of slaves in America, featuring a statue of Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave.

Admiral David G. Farragut Statue

• A statue commemorating Admiral David G. Farragut, a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.