Martin Luther King, and President Roosevelt Memorials, and of course the White House from a distance, and the WW II Memorial.
Second day we visited the Mt . Vernon the estate of George & Martha Washington, (Impressive). Also the Vietnam Wall, Korean Wall and of course the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery. Also one great place to see. Two great days of touring DC and our guides were knowledgeable beyond imagine. And lots of pictures.
Washington Monument
You'll never guess what this is ???
WWII Monument
Martin Luther King
Jefferson Monument
President Teddy Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
We watched the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. They change every hour, in the summer time every 30 minutes. The tomb has been guarded every day 24 hours, 7 days a week since 1943, so we were told. The soldiers that guard the tomb wear no rank on their uniform so that they will never out rank the unknown soldiers. There are 3 unknowns in the tomb, there were 4 but due to DNA technology, one was identified and at the request of the family was given his own burial site.
The Rotunda Dome
The Rotunda this is were all Presidents are viewed before laid to rest
Capital Building one side is the House Chamber and the other side is the Senate Chambers
The Crypt, this was going to be the burial spot of George Washington
in the Capital Building
The bronze statue of President Ronnie Reagan |
President Eisenhower |