Washington DC - National Mall (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
A nation is many things: her people, her history, her politics and her amassed knowledge. Somehow, every item listed above is given architectural life on the National Mall, the center of iconography of the most iconic city in America.
climb the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, stare into Abe's stony eyes and read his Gettysburg Address chiseled in the wall
maps
touch the moon and gawp at nuclear missiles at the National Air and Space Museum
transportation
reflect on the sea of names sprawled across the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
restaurants & bars
Coverage includes: Neighborhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Sleeping and Entertainment.
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