District of Columbia
- Visited: Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
- Visited: Constitution Gardens
- Visited: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- Visited: Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
- Visited: Frederick Douglas National Historic Site
- Visited: Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Visited: Lincoln Memorial
- Visited: Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove
- Visited: Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
- Visited: Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- Visited: National Capital Parks - East
- Visited: National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Visited: Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
- Not yet: Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Visited: President's Park/White House
- Not yet: Rock Creek Park
- Visited: Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Visited: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Visited: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Visited: Washington Monument
- Visited: World War II Memorial
- Visited: Jefferson Memorial
- Visited: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Recent Posts
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
At the Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site in Washington, history is held within this very small space. Across the street is the Petersen House, where President Abraham Lincolnd was carried after being shot at Ford’s Theatre on the evening of April 14, 1865. In this modest room surrounded by members of his family and cabinet, […]
National Mall and Washington Monument
For someone who loves monuments, there is one city in the United States that stands above all others: Washington, D.C. Across this carefully designed landscape stand some of the nation’s most significant memorials, each telling part of the American story. One of the most striking views in the city is standing along the National Mall with […]
Korean War Veteran’s Memorial
In Washington, D.C., the nation’s story unfolds across sweeping lawn and reflecting pools, carved into marble, bronze and stone. Each memorial is scattered through the city’s landscape translated into physical form by artists tasked with shaping our memory. Among the most moving memorials is the Korean War Veterans Memorial. This memorial does not soar skyward but meets […]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The monuments around Washington, D.C. are all designed with purpose, each capturing a person, a war, or an event worthy of being remembered in our nation’s capital. None is more captivating than the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The memorial was authorized by Congress in 1980 and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on July 1 […]
Frederick Douglas National Historic Site
When we travel for business, we always hope to explore something nearby, whether it be the nature of something historic. There is something grounding about stepping outside the seminar room and into the story of a place. We look for something special, something that belongs uniquely to that area. Frederick Douglas’ home was one of those […]
Lincoln Memorial
No trip to Washington, D.C. would be complete without a stop at the Lincoln Memorial. Walking up the steps to stand near this seated Lincoln is as awe-inspiring the first time as it is every time, and from these steps, overlooking the National Mall, you get one of the greatest views in the city. The […]
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
In 2018, I visited the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington D.C., one of the newer additions to the National Park System at the time. In my pursuit to visit as many National Park historic sites as possible, I often made a point of seeing them soon after they were designated. When Belmont-Paul came […]
