Capital City

Arlington National Cemetery

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• Created from Robert E. Lee's estate after the South lost the Civil War
• His beloved estate was called "Arlington"

Rules and Regulations for Visitors at Arlington

• Do not destroy or remove any grave or monument
• No pets
• No athletic activities or picnics
• No riding bikes

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• Stands atop a hill looking over DC
• On March 4, 1921, Congress approved the burial of the Unknown
• The soldier was from WWI

United States Holocaust Museum

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• The research team for the museum was lead by Elie Wiesel in the late 1970s
• Elie Wiesel was a holocaust survivor
• The museum opened for visitors in April 1993

Pentagon Memorial

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icJsGPGnsqo
• Built in response to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
• Dedicated and opened to the public on September 11, 2008

Marine Corps Memorial

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHp5xxbXYc
• There are 13 hands on the flag at Iwo Jima but only 6 soldiers
• The 13th hand is said to be God's hand

Cool Myths About Memorials

• On a memorial, the position of a horse's hooves tells how the soldier died
• Two hooves in the air means the soldier died on the battlefield
• One hoof in the air means the soldier got hurt in battle but didn't die
• No hooves in the air means the soldier left the battlefield unscathed

Korean War Memorial

• Douglas MacArthur led the US troops in Korea
• He was relieved of his duty on April 11, 1951
• He was relieved because he criticized how Truman was handling the war
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Lincoln Memorial

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• It is located at the western end of the National Mall
• The Gettysburg Address is one of two speeches inscribed on the Memorial
• Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Memorial

MLK Memorial

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BqLwb0TBs
• Opened to the public in 2011.
• It is only the fourth monument on the National Mall to honor a non president.
• First monument on the National Mall to honor an African American.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp9FUw7LiTU
• As of Memorial Day 2013 there are 58,286 names on the wall.
• It was designed in 1981 by Maya Lin who was 22 years old.
• Opened to the public on November 13, 1982.

WWII Memorial

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• It honors the 400,000 soldiers who died there.
• The memorial earned $196 million in cash donations and pledges.

Jefferson Memorial

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• Cost $3 million to build.
• It stands 129 feet tall.

FDR Memorial

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• Opened to the public May 2, 1997.
• First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is also featured in the memorial.

White House

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White House

• 'White House Honey Ale' is the only beer known to have been brewed in the White House.
• John Quincy Adams and Herbert Hoover both had pet alligators in the White House.
• Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to use a phone in the White House and his number was simply 1.

White House

• First called "The White House" in 1901.
• The house took eight years to build, 1792-1800.
• The office of the President is located in the West Wing of the White House and is called the Oval Office.
• It reportedly cost over $232,000 to build in 1800,which would be over $3,000,000 today.

Washington National Cathedral

• There is a Darth Vader gargoyle on the exterior of the Cathedral.
• The great organ has been expanded many times for the growing church.
• The full name of the church is The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington.

Washington National Cathedral

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqGGIond-Y

Washington National Cathedral

• There are 231 stained glass windows in the facility.
• There are 112 gargoyles on the exterior of the building.
• While worship in the Cathedral follows the Episcopal Church, it has been a temporary home to many other congregations.

National Museum of Air and Space

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP8T5jvtgzY
• Part of the Smithsonian Institute.
• Originated as the National Air Museum in 1946.
• The space race of the 1950s and 1960s lead to the renaming of the museum.

National Museum of American History

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• Built in January 1964.
• It is a part of the 19 museums of the Smithsonian Institute.
• The flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen "The Star-Spangled Banner" can be viewed in an environmentally controlled chamber in this museum.

National Museum of Natural History

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• Built in 1910.
• It is one of the 19 museums of the Smithsonian Institute.
• Free admission and being open 364 days a years makes this the 3rd most popular museum in the world.
• Employs over 1,000 people.

Ford's Theater

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbPtL2Vg9uE
• It is where President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in April 1865.
• Edwin Booth (John Wilkes Booth's brother) saved Robert Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's son) a few months before the assassination.

Lafayette Park

• It is located near the White House.
• It is a 7-acre public park.
• There are five large statues in the park.
• It has been the site of many protests, a racetrack and even a zoo.

United States Capitol

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXEjPUPfeUY
• Due to renovations, it is covered in scaffolding today.
• The "Dome Restoration Project" is scheduled to be completed in 2017.
• It is the seat of the U. S. Congress with chambers for both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

National Archives and Records

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06USzgSezU
• It contains original documents for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
• There is a "Public Vault" where people can visit behind-the- scenes.
• It also contains a copy of the Magna Carta of 1297.

Mount Vernon Estate

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• The background photo is the door to George Washington's tomb.
• George Washington died at Mount Vernon on December 14, 1799.
• The land around Mount Vernon was in the Washington family since 1674.
• The estate covers about 500 acres.