1
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Monument
Prominent marble monument in Arlington National Cemetery marking an unknown WWI solider's grave.
4.90 (17.1K reviews)
(~1.48 km from centre)
2
Seabee Memorial
Memorial
👍👍 Saw this little guy walking by while near the memorial. Pretty cool for sure. The memorial is kept clean and is a nice display of not well known specialty of the Navy.
4.90 (63 reviews)
(~2.48 km from centre)
3
Lincoln Memorial
Monument
Parthenon-inspired tribute to Abraham Lincoln with a 19-ft. marble statue, murals & reflecting pool.
4.80 (48.3K reviews)
(~3.65 km from centre)
4
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Monument
Columned rotunda in the style of Rome's Pantheon on the man-made reservoir known as the Tidal Basin.
4.80 (9.6K reviews)
(~4.6 km from centre)
6
Air Force Memorial
War memorial
270ft memorial with 3 towering spires to honor past & present members of the U.S. Air Force.
4.80 (2.5K reviews)
(~2.2 km from centre)
7
Peace Monument
Monument
Completed in 1878, this elegant statue pays tribute to naval officers who died during the Civil War.
4.80 (575 reviews)
(~6.83 km from centre)
8
Washington Monument Grounds
National reserve
Outdoor theater & a friendship garden in parkland surrounding the landmark Washington Monument.
4.80 (435 reviews)
(~4.86 km from centre)
9
Civil War Unknowns Memorial
War memorial
👍👍 The monument, dedicated in September 1866, stands atop a masonry vault containing the remains of 2,111 soldiers gathered from the fields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. The remains were found scattered across the battlefields or in trenches and brought here. This monument was the firs...
4.80 (71 reviews)
(~1.45 km from centre)
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General Tadeusz Kościuszko Statue
Monument
👍👍 Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko;[note 1] February 4 or 12, 1746 – October 15, 1817) was a Polish-Lithuanian military engineer, statesman, and military leader who became a national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the United States.[3][4] He fough...
4.80 (61 reviews)
(~5.33 km from centre)
11
Washington Monument
Monument
Landmark obelisk rising from the National Mall that honors America's first president.
4.70 (20.3K reviews)
(~4.89 km from centre)
12
Southwest Waterfront Park
Park
👍👍 This is a little-known treasure in SW Washington, DC. It was a gift from the women and children of the Titanic to the men, most of whom died, who chose to stay aboard the sinking ship to make room in the life boats for women to children. This inspiring and elegant memorial is located beside the Wash...
4.70 (322 reviews)
(~6.01 km from centre)
13
Vietnam Women's Memorial
Historical landmark
V-shaped black granite monument inscribed with the names of nearly 60,000 Vietnam War dead & MIA.
4.70 (137 reviews)
(~3.96 km from centre)
15
Taras Shevchenko
Monument
👍👍 At the crossroads, you could find this small green yard with strong atmosphere of Bard of Ukraine. It's impressive how his words sound in English - you feel the rhyme and strength.
4.70 (86 reviews)
(~5.07 km from centre)
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Jefferson Pier Stone
Monument
👍 Often, tourists and locals alike are distracted by the bigger name memorials and monuments like the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument. However, Washington, D.C. is sprinkled with small markers and memorials significant to the country's history. A small stone behind the Washington Monument...
4.70 (81 reviews)
(~4.79 km from centre)
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Rochambeau Statue
Historical landmark
👍👍 Rochambeau Statue and Memorial is a monument to French nobleman and General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, who was a key commander of the French forces who assisted the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The monument is located on the waterfront in King P...
4.70 (78 reviews)
(~5.1 km from centre)
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Garfield Monument
Historical landmark
😐 Found on the Capital grounds near the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial and Capital Reflecting Pool is the Statue of former President James Garfield, who was unfortunately assassinated in 1881 after just a few months in office.
The statue was sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward in 1887, who also notably cre...
4.60 (195 reviews)
(~6.8 km from centre)
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Titanic Memorial
Memorial
👍 The Titanic Memorial may be the least known memorial in Washington, DC and one of the smallest. If you're a tourist, I wouldn't go out of your way to visit it, BUT if you're a local, you should. Here's why:
1) It's on the waterfront. It's in SW DC beyond the new District Wharf right next to Fort Mc...
4.50 (287 reviews)
(~6.08 km from centre)