Our favorites are the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument

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We've been visiting the monuments and memorials during our treks in DC.  There is so much history here that it is not possible to see it all!  It brings back memories of almost every history class we ever took. Did you know there are more than 100 memorials and monuments that pay tribute to those who have made important contributions to our country through innovation, leadership and sacrifice?  Here are pictures of just a few of the most iconic.

Lincoln Memorial - We find the Memorial very moving and have visited it multiple times already.  In addition to the statue of President Lincoln, two of his most famous speeches are inscribed on the walls - the Gettysburg Address delivered in 1863 while dedicating the Soldiers' National Cemetery and his second inaugural speech delivered one month before the end of the Civil War.

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal," begins the Gettysburg Address.

"With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work," begins the last paragraph of his second inaugural address.

The National Mall is flanked by the Lincoln Memorial at one end and the Capital Building at the other. In the center is the Washington Monument, which by the way can be seen from most places in the city. Standing at 555 feet and 5 inches at dedication, the Monument was for awhile the tallest building in the world.  It was soon overtaken by the Eiffel Tower.  This engineering marvel's marble blocks are held together by friction and gravity and has no mortar.  Amazing! Nothing says location shot in a film like the Washington Monument under attack by aliens and terrorists or used as a backdrop in a thriller!


Vietnam Memorial

Korean War Memorial

World War II Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
FDR Memorial - Where's Waldo (Don)?

Jefferson Memorial with our daughter Alexa
Einstein is widely known as one of the greatest physicists of all time.  He is best known for his theory of relativity but he has also made significant contributions to quantum mechanics.  Did you know that he didn't wear socks and he played the violin?

Homemade soup has been a staple this month.  It warms us up after our long COLD sightseeing walks.
Less than a month left in the city.  So much yet to see and do!  We also plan to meet up with some folks that worked with Donna at the Federal Reserve.

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