![]() ![]() In the National Archives Rotunda, you can see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights just be prepared to wait in long lines to enter (wheelchairs are available).Īnd many visitors haven’t heard the word about Planet Word Museum, at 925 13th St. There’s also the new World War I Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue. Three are located in Virginia: the soaring Air Force Memorial, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, and the iconic Marine Corps War Memorial (better known as the Iwo Jima memorial), just outside Arlington National Cemetery - the country’s largest military burial ground. Don’t miss the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, every half hour during peak tourist times. In a city devoted to memorials, you can hardly turn a corner without running into one, even beyond the Mall. (Mount Vernon is wheelchair accessible, except for the mansion’s upper floors, and provides handheld devices for the visually and hearing impaired.) ![]() For guaranteed entrance, buy tickets online in advance. Lincoln’s White House) and George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the first president’s restored estate in a Virginia suburb. History gems are scattered all over, such as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, (though it’s closed to the public for renovations until 2023), the Seward House Museum (known as Mr. Those who favor decorative arts adore late heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens overlooking Rock Creek Park, with its 13 acres of impeccable landscaping and rare, gold-and-jewel-covered Fabergé eggs. Lovers of folk art and crafts enjoy the Renwick Gallery, across from the White House. In a Georgetown mansion, Dumbarton Oaks boasts America’s premier collection of pre-Columbian art (timed tickets are required). In Dupont Circle, the Phillips Collection has an impressive collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art (feast on Renoir’s famous Luncheon of the Boating Party). Pei–designed East Building (the East Wing is due to open in June 2022 after renovations), the modern-art-filled Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the National Museum of Asian Art. ![]() While the Mall boasts several art museums - notably the landmark National Gallery of Art with its I.M. ![]()
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