It took four trips to Washington DC, but I finally ... the world until the Eiffel Tower surpassed it. The exterior is marble ...

At the western end of the National Mall, the Washington Monument towers over our country’s capital. The 555-foot obelisk—a four-sided stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top—was built to ...

Rising out of the prairie that surrounds the nearby Black Hills, Devil’s Tower National Monument is an astounding geological feature to behold. The tower is known for its sheer size and as one of the ...

Washington, DC is a strange place ... the Capitol building and the Washington Monument tower over everything else in the city’s core. With its wide avenues and its grandly imposing government ...

The National Park Service has announced that peak bloom this year for the signature cherry blossom trees of Washington, D.C., ...

Several of the city's best guided tours also feature stops at the Washington Monument and the White House, including the best bus tours. DC Monuments and Memorials Night Tour (6018 reviews ...

A pair of Texas congressmen have introduced legislation to the House to create a monument "to honor the valiant service" of Medal of Honor recipients in Washington, D.C. By Jared Keller Posted on ...

Washington, DC and on Flight 93 in Shanksville, PA. During the remembrance, bells will toll six times to mark the times when the planes crashed and when the towers collapsed. Prayers will be ...

Take the Eiffel Tower: its singular ... as top attractions. Monuments, meanwhile, typically pay homage to figures or events. From the memorials dotting Washington, D.C.'s National Mall to the ...