Having a guide for Washington DC tours is like going to the show and getting a backstage pass. Every single attraction in this amazing city is enhanced and personalized when you see it with a knowledgeable, professional guide. This is certainly true for your tour of DC’s famous monuments and memorials. A must for group travel, especially educational tours, these attractions create some of the most powerfully inspiring moments to any DC experience.
The National Mall is the place to begin. It stretches from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial, with a number of popular attractions in between. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is familiar to most DC visitors, and the Korean War Veterans Memorial is a beautiful tribute. Both tell amazing stories with their inscriptions and various details.
Presidential memorials include the Washington Monument – the tall obelisk that can be seen throughout the City, the Jefferson Memorial in West Potomac Park, and the FDR Memorial. Even at face value, these are magnificent structures. With a guide, they truly come to life.
The Pentagon offers its 9/11 Memorial as benches reminiscent of the wings of a plane. The design for this memorial is truly inspired; the direction of the wings represents the place of death for each victim of the 9/11 tragedy – either on the plane or within the Pentagon itself.
There are many more memorials throughout DC. FDR was honored at first with a simple slab memorial near the corner of 9th and Pennsylvania Avenues. Martin Luther King, Jr., is memorialized in a simple inscription on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The National Law Enforcement Museum has a memorial to fallen officers. The Newseum includes a powerful memorial to journalists who’ve died in their profession.
The list goes on and on. Any tour to DC is a powerful experience, thanks in large part to its many inspiring tributes. Contact us today to find the perfect guide for educational tours, group tours, and every kind of Washington DC travel.