Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L'Enfant drew up designs ...

The Washington Monument syndrome ... quite a few calls from Honor Flights and have had to let them know that the memorial will be closed and the fountain will be off, that the Mall is legally ...

Congress began talking about funding “a suitable memorial” after Washington ... Louisa Adams and others formed the Washington National Monument Society. By 1836, the group had elected ...

A year after her son's tasing death by Palmetto Police, Tracy Washington has used the loss of her son to uplift other ...

The World War II Memorial is located on the National Mall's main drag, between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, and can be reached by taking the Metro's Blue, Silver or Orange ...

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

Senator Jim Justice introduced Wednesday his first bill, the “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.” This legislation would authorize the National Medal of Honor ...

An architectural firm is preparing to honor slain journalists across the world with a unique memorial — one that will be a first-of-its-kind monument ... National Mall in Washington, D.C ...

D.C., includes more than 1,000 acres of land showcasing such iconic sites as the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans ...