Washington Landmarks

Tourist attractions, famous landmarks and other points of interest in Washington, District of Columbia:

150th Ohio National Guard Monument Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) 20008 A granite column erected by the State of Ohio for the Ohio National Guard Infantrymen who took part in the defense of Washington at Fort Stevens in July 1864.

25th New York Volunteer Cavelry Monument Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) 20008 A granite statue of a soldier erected by the State of New York in honor of the war dead who died in the defense of the Capital in 1864. The monument was dedicated on September 18, 1914.

98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Abraham Lincoln Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) 20001 Located in Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial, this sculpture was designed by Daniel Chester French and was based on photographs of President Lincoln.

Adas Israel Synagogue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Admiral David G Farragut Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

AFL-CIO Headquarters Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) 20006 President Dwight Eisenhower and AFL-CIO President George Meany laid the cornerstone of the building in 1955. The two murals on the ground floor titled, " Labor is Life" (south) and "Labor Omnia Vincit," (north) were designed by Lumen Martin Winter.

African American Civil War Memorial Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) The memorial commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the American Civil War.

African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) 20009 Opened in January of 1999, the Civil War Memorial Museum uses photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment to help visitors understand the African American's heroic and largely unknown struggle for freedom.

Albert Einstein Planetarium Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) The Einstein Planetarium has a Zeiss Model VIa planetarium instrument, America's Bicentennial gift from the people of West Germany. Plus, the theater has a dual digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound.

Albert Einstein Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Albert Gallatin Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Alexander Hamilton Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Alexander Pushkin Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Alexander Robey Shepherd Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Alighieri Dan`te Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

American Film Institute National Film Theater Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Apollo Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Archimedes Statue Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)

Arlington Memorial Bridge Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) The bridge's construction was authorized by Congress on February 24, 1925 and formally opened on January 16, 1932. Designed by architectural firm McKim, Mead and White, the neo-classical bridge is 2,163 feet (660 m) long.