Lincoln Memorial

Address: 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW
Price: Free
Time to spend: Less than 1 hour
Website: https://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm

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Although the Lincoln Memorial is just one of the District’s many monuments, the larger-than-life Honest Abe is also among travelers’ favorites. History buffs might enjoy reading Lincoln’s two famous speeches – the Second Inaugural Address and the Gettysburg Address – which are both etched into the memorial’s north and south walls, respectively. Meanwhile, art history and architecture aficionados will enjoy admiring the building’s striking design by Henry Bacon, complete with 38 Doric columns, 36 of which signify the states in the Union at the time Lincoln passed away.