Washington

1. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States.The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country East Coast.The U.S.Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a p .....

National Mall

2. The National Mall is a national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.The National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Mall, which is part of its National Mall and Memorial Parks unit.The term National Mall commonly includes areas that are officially part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens to the west, and often is taken to refer to the entire area between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States .....

United States Capitol

3. The United States Capitol, atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S.federal government, completed in the year 1800.Though not at the geographic center of the Federal District, the Capitol is the origin point at which the District four quadrants meet, and around which the city was laid out. .....

National Museum of Natural History

4. The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.With free admission and open doors 364 days a year, it is the third most visited museum in the world, the most visited natural history museum in the world, and the most visited museum (of any type) in North America.Opened in 1910, the museum on the National Mall was one of .....

White House

5. The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.It has been the residence of every U.S.president since John Adams in 1800.The house was designed by Irish born James Hobanand built between 1792 and 1800 of white painted Aquia Creek sandstone in the Neoclassical style.When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with archite .....

National Zoological Park

6. The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States, and as part of the Smithsonian Institution, does not charge admission.Founded in 1889, its mission is to provide leadership in animal care, science, education, sustainability, and visitor experience. The National Zoo has two campuses.The first is a 163 acre (66 ha) urban park located in northwest Washington, D.C.that is 20 minutes fr .....

Lincoln Memorial

7. The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument.The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the primary statue Abraham Lincoln, 1920 was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin.Dedicated in 1922, it is one of severa .....

Korean War Veterans Memorial

8. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.It commemorates those who served in the Korean War.The initial design competition was won in 1986 by a team of four architects from The Pennsylvania State University, but this team withdrew as it became clear that changes would be needed to satisfy the advisory board and rev .....

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

9. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, (1743 1826), one of the most important of the American Founding Fathers as the main drafter and writer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress, Governor of the newly independent Commonwealth of Virginia, American minister to King Louis XVI and the Kingdom of France, first U.S.Secretary of State under the firs .....

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

10. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a 3 acre (12,000 m2) national memorial in Washington, D.C.It honors U.S.service members of the U.S.armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam or South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War.Its construction and related issues have been the source of controversies, some of which have resulted in additions to th .....

Washington Monument

11. The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander in chief of the early Continental Army and the first American president.Standing due east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss,is both the world tallest stone structure and the world tallest obelisk, standing 554 feet 7 and 11 or 32 inch (169. .....

National World War II Memorial

12. The National World War II Memorial is a national memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of small triumphal arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, it sits on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. .....

International Spy Museum

13. The International Spy Museum is a privately owned museum dedicated to the tradecraft, history and contemporary role of espionage, featuring the largest collection of international espionage artifacts currently on public display.The museum is located within the 1875 Le Droit Building in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C., across the street from the Old Patent Office Building (which houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the .....

Ford Theatre

14. Ford Theatre is a historic theatre in Washington, D.C., used for various stage performances beginning in the 1860s.It is also the site of the assassination of U.S.President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.After being shot, the fatally wounded president was carried across the street to the Petersen House, where he died the next morning.The theatre was later used as a warehouse and office building, and in 1893 part of it collapsed, causing 22 dea .....

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

15. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C., United States.It is a long and large rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool. Part of the iconic image of Washington, the reflecting pool hosts many of the 24 million visitors a year who visit the National Mall.It is lined by walking path .....

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

16. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Roman Rite Catholic basilica located in Washington, D.C., United States of America, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the principal Patroness of the USA.The shrine is the largest Catholic church in the United States, the eighth largest church building in the world, and the tallest habitable building in Washington,Construction o .....

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

17. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States.The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H.Hirshhorn.One of the big five modern art museums in the U.S., it was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the Smithsonian Institution.It was conceived as the United State museum of contemporary and modern art and c .....

National Portrait Gallery

18. The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people.It was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. The gallery moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin Place, off Trafalgar Square, and adjoining the National Gallery.It has been expanded twice since then.The National Portrait Gallery also has three regional outposts at Be .....

Freer Gallery of Art

19. The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M.Sackler Gallery form the Smithsonian Institution national museums of Asian art in the United States.The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in the country and contains art from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Islamic world, the ancient Near East, and ancient Egypt, as well as a significant collection of American art.The gallery is located on the south side o .....

National Archives Building

20. The National Archives Building, known informally as Archives I, is the original headquarters of the National Archives and Records Administration.It is located north of the National Mall at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C..The Rotunda entrance is on Constitution Avenue, while the research entrance is on Pennsylvania Avenue. .....

United States Capitol Visitor Center

21. The United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the US Congress.It is located below the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza, between the Capitol building and 1st Street East.The complex contains 580,000 square feet (54,000 m2) of space below ground on three floors. The overall project budget .....

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

22. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., at Judiciary Square, honors 20,267 U.S.law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout history.The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund was established by former U.S.Representative Mario Biaggi (D NY), a 23 year New York City police veteran who was wounded in the line of duty over 10 times before retiring in 1965. .....

Corcoran Gallery of Art

23. The Corcoran Gallery of Art was one of the oldest privately supported cultural institutions in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.The museum main focus was American art.In 2014 the museum closed, leaving its 17,000 work collection to the National Gallery of Art.Prior to its dispersal, the permanent collection included works by Rembrandt Peale, Eug?ne Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, P .....

Woodrow Wilson House

24. The Woodrow Wilson House was the residence of the Twenty Eighth President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson after he left office. It is at 2340 S Street NW just off Washington, D.C.Embassy Row.On February 3, 1924, Wilson died in an upstairs bedroom. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The National Trust for Historic Preservation owns the house and operates it as a museum. .....

Folger Shakespeare Library

25. The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in the United States.It has the world largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500 1750).The library was established by Henry Clay Folger in association with his wife, Emily Jordan Folger.It opened in 1932, two years after his death.The library o .....

Smithsonian Institution Building

26. The Smithsonian Castle, located near the National Mall in Washington, D.C.behind the National Museum of African Art and the Sackler Gallery, houses the Smithsonian Institution administrative offices and information center.The building is constructed of Seneca red sandstone in the faux Norman style (a 12th century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs) and is nicknamed the Castle.It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1 .....

Renwick Gallery

27. The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, located in Washington, D.C., and focuses on American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to the 21st century.It is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was begun in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art (now one block from the White House and across the street from the Old Executive Office Building).When it was built .....

Howard Theatre

28. The Howard Theatre is a historic theater, located at 620 T Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.Opened in 1910, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.In its heyday, the theater was known for catering to an African American clientele, and had played host to many of the great black musical artists of the early and mid twentieth century.The Howard Theatre was billed as the Theater of the People, and supported two theatrical .....

Hotel WashingtonInterContinental The Willard Washington DC

29. The Willard InterContinental Washington is a historic luxury Beaux Arts hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.Among its facilities are numerous luxurious guest rooms, several restaurants, the famed Round Robin Bar, the Peacock Alley series of luxury shops, and voluminous function rooms. It is two blocks east of the White House, and two blocks south of the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro. .....

Organization of American States

30. The Organization of American States (Spanish Organizacion de los Estados Americanos, Portuguese Organizacao dos Estados Americanos, French Organisation des Etats Americains), or the OAS or OEA, is an inter continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS members are the 35 independent states of the Americas. .....

The Phillips Collection

31. The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded by Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.Phillips was the grandson of James H.Laughlin, a banker and co founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company.Among the artists represented in the collection are Pierre Auguste Renoir, Gustave Courbet, El Greco, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Claude .....

Walter E Washington Convention Center

32. The Walter E.Washington Convention Center is a 2,300,000 square foot (210,000 m2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., USA, owned and operated by the city convention arm, Events DC.Designed by the Atlanta based architecture firm Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates, the convention center is located in a superblock bounded by Mount Vernon Square and 7th, 9th and N streets, N.W.It is served by the Mount Vernon Square station on the .....