Along the Mall, the most prominent thing is the Washington Monument. It's apparently the world's largest free standing stone structure. And its very very pretty. Tickets to get up it are free, so we got tickets for the 2nd morning and came along for the tour. It's only about a 72 second lift ride up, which is lovely (no walking) and from the top you can see about 30 miles on a good day. We were really lucky that it was mostly clear. Only to the North was it still a bit cloudy, and because >
it wasn't hot enough yet, we still had the cloud. We could see lots of things, all down the Mall, the While House, the Capitol Building, the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, and the National Cathedral. I could even see the airport, where the runway is right next to the water, so you feel like you are going to land right on the water. I also could JUST see Arlington Cemetery, and the JFK Concert Hall. It was really worth the trip up there, I was surprised it wasn't busier.
Along the Mall, the most prominent thing is the Washington Monument. It's apparently the world's largest free standing stone structure. And its very very pretty. Tickets to get up it are free, so we got tickets for the 2nd morning and came along for the tour. It's only about a 72 second lift ride up, which is lovely (no walking) and from the top you can see about 30 miles on a good day. We were really lucky that it was mostly clear. Only to the North was it still a bit cloudy, and because >
it wasn't hot enough yet, we still had the cloud. We could see lots of things, all down the Mall, the While House, the Capitol Building, the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, and the National Cathedral. I could even see the airport, where the runway is right next to the water, so you feel like you are going to land right on the water. I also could JUST see Arlington Cemetery, and the JFK Concert Hall. It was really worth the trip up there, I was surprised it wasn't busier.
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