Washington, D.C.’s National Mall is almost two miles long from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. Along the American elm tree-lined walk are several Smithsonian museums, the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Botanical Gardens. There are nine major monuments or memorials also along the way and they comprise some of the most famous structures in the city. Here are the top places to stop as you traverse the Mall:
l. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial
2. The National W.W. l l Memorial
3. The Washington Monument
4. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
5. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
6. The Jefferson Memorial
7. The Lincoln Memorial
8. The D.C. War Memorial
9. The Korean War Veterans Memorial