If given one choice to visit a place on Earth, it very well could be Washington, D.C. –inarguably capital of the greatest nation on Earth! Calling it another of humankind's "greatest wonders" deservingly describes its epically colossal monuments. Appropriately named after George Washington, the Continental Army's first Commander-in-Chief and the very first President of the United States respectively. In summary, Washington D.C. offers museums, "White House", "U.S. Capitol" and the Supreme Court Building, all situated on or about the truly formidable National Mall itself.
While seeing spectacular monuments and numerous venues of special interest, you could spend time visiting Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Incidentally, Presidents John Fitzgerald Kennedy and William Howard Taft are the only presidents to have been honored with their burials in this most hallowed ground.
On the iconic National Mall's eastern end, some sightseers may want to watch our lawmakers legislate at one's ultimate center piece –the United States Capitol! Usually less than one hundred and seventy-five days per year, Senate members and House Representatives are in session. The nearby Supreme Court is often "functioning" too.
Pictured above right, is the Washington Monument. This 555ft stone obelisk is the tallest of its kind ever built. Due to a lack of funding by Congress and ensuing Civil War, it took almost forty years to fully complete. Pictured left is the absolutely breath-taking Lincoln Memorial! Commencing in 1914, no less than one hundred and fifty-nine tonnes of White Georgia Marble were used in its construction. Our nation's respectful tribute to President Abraham Lincoln's legacy took laborers nearly nine years to build.
Piscataway Native Americans, who originally hunted, fished and cultivated this land nearly ten thousand years ago, called the Potomac River Basin their home. Ten to twenty million years old, the four hundred plus mile Potomac River presently flows adjacent to Washington, D.C. itself. The Anacostia River, a waterway traversing through the capital area, once held settlements of Nacotchtank Native Americans who thrived along its riverbank. Currently this is present-day District of Colombia.
On the iconic National Mall's eastern end, some sightseers may want to watch our lawmakers legislate at one's ultimate center piece –the United States Capitol! Usually less than one hundred and seventy-five days per year, Senate members and House Representatives are in session. The nearby Supreme Court is often "functioning" too.
Pictured above right, is the Washington Monument. This 555ft stone obelisk is the tallest of its kind ever built. Due to a lack of funding by Congress and ensuing Civil War, it took almost forty years to fully complete. Pictured left is the absolutely breath-taking Lincoln Memorial! Commencing in 1914, no less than one hundred and fifty-nine tonnes of White Georgia Marble were used in its construction. Our nation's respectful tribute to President Abraham Lincoln's legacy took laborers nearly nine years to build.
Piscataway Native Americans, who originally hunted, fished and cultivated this land nearly ten thousand years ago, called the Potomac River Basin their home. Ten to twenty million years old, the four hundred plus mile Potomac River presently flows adjacent to Washington, D.C. itself. The Anacostia River, a waterway traversing through the capital area, once held settlements of Nacotchtank Native Americans who thrived along its riverbank. Currently this is present-day District of Colombia.
