The monthlong National Cherry Blossom Festival draws more than 1.5 million visitors to Washington, D.C., each year to see the ...

For years, people have only been able to gaze at the recognizable Washington Monument in the nation’s capital; repairs and renovations kept them from ve ...

The Washington Monument L’Enfant’s initial framework for Washington was largely ignored for decades, as the district remained in an undeveloped state of chaos at the end of the 19th century.

The Washington Monument is one of the most iconic landmarks in Washington D.C. Standing at 555 feet tall, it offers ...

President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of ...

"Putting up barriers around open outdoor monuments was dumb shutdown theater," writes Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit, "and they deserve to have it backfire on them." The Washington Monument ...

It’s possible that removing Confederate monuments will result in our eventually dynamiting the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. But if so, we will have slid down the second kind ...

The Washington Monument is seen as cherry trees begin to bloom, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, around the Tidal Basin in ...

A stone donated by Wilmington's Thalian Association in 1851 is located inside the Washington Monument. The stone, carved by James McClarahan, features a portrait of William Shakespeare and the ...

At the western end of the National Mall, the Washington Monument towers over our country’s capital. The 555-foot obelisk—a four-sided stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top—was built to ...

Even if you're only in town for a short trip, visiting the Washington Monument and the White House – two marble symbols of the U.S. – is a must for any first-time D.C. visitor. Standing just ...

Shortly before he left office, President Joe Biden established the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands national monuments, ...