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Day171

Day 171 — The National Mall & Monuments — Washington, DC

Full day4h planned
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88Liberty, Ellis Island & Lower Manhattan89Ground Zero & the new downtown90Midtown Icons91The Met & Central Park92Free Day93Broadway & late laughs94The Village & the High Line95Brooklyn, Bridge to Boardwalk96Upper West Side97Free Day98Empire State & Herald Square99Lower East Side & Chinatown100Harlem & the Cloisters101Free Day102Out to the East End103Montauk & the End104The Hamptons & North Fork wine105Free Day106Back west & up the Hudson107Hyde Park108Storm King & the river109West Point & Cold Spring110Free Day111Into the Catskills112Woodstock & Kaaterskill Falls113Free Day114North to the capital115The Capital116Free Day117South into New Jersey118Princeton119Trenton & Washington's Crossing120Free Day121Down the shore122Atlantic City123Cape May124Free Day125Across to Philadelphia126Independence & Old City127The Parkway museums128Markets & the cheesesteak wars129Penitentiary & science130Free Day131North to Scranton132Steam & coal133Free Day134South to Amish country135Amish Country136Hershey & the Strasburg Rail Road137Free Day138To the capital139The Capitol & the Civil War140Free Day141South to Gettysburg142The Battlefield143Little Round Top & the Address144Free Day145Into Delaware146The du Pont estates147Longwood & the riverfront148Free Day149South to Dover150The First State's capital151Rehoboth Beach152Free Day153Across the bay to Baltimore154The Inner Harbor155Fort McHenry & Fell's Point156Art, oddity & crabs157Free Day158Down to Annapolis159The Naval Academy & the State House160On the Chesapeake161Free Day162Out to the ocean163The Boardwalk164Assateague's wild horses165Free Day166Northwest to Frederick167Antietam & Frederick168Free Day169South to Mount Vernon170Washington's Home171The National Mall & Monuments172Smithsonian I173Smithsonian II174Capitol Hill175The White House & Ford's Theatre176Free Day177Arlington178Georgetown & the Tidal Basin179South into Virginia

Walk the length of the Mall, memorial to memorial. (Mount Vernon is a short drive back into the city.)

  1. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 4h

    Monuments walk: Lincoln, WWII, Vietnam, Korean, MLKLandmarks & MonumentsAnchor

    From the Lincoln Memorial and its reflecting pool past the WWII, Vietnam, Korean, and MLK memorials to the Washington Monument.

    Bring: comfortable walking shoes

    2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Landmarks & Monuments1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here