The Lincoln Memorial sculpture and pillar
Must-Visit Memorials For Your Next Trip To Washington DC
By RICHARD CHACHOWSKI
Side view of the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial

Side view of the Lincoln Memorial at night with the inscription wall in the background

Housed in a massive neoclassical temple is the 19-foot marble statue of Abraham Lincoln, with his Gettysburg Address on the left wall and his second inaugural address on the right.

The Washington Monument as the sun begins to set in Washington, DC

The Washington Monument

Washington, DC national mall seen from a plane

The iconic Washington Monument is a 555-foot towering obelisk on a hill overlooking most of Washington, D.C., and it has an elevator for those wanting a panoramic view.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., USA in the evening

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the Tidal Basin.

A sculpture of Martin Luther King, Jr. emerging from granite is at the center of his memorial, surrounded by an Inscription Wall with some of his most moving quotes.

The early morning sun rises behind the Washington Monument and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

The carving references King's words, "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope," from his "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the nearby Lincoln Memorial.

An American flag flies in front of the 19 statues of "The Column" at the Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Korean War Veterans Memorial

Statues of soldiers at the Korean War Memorial

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is a harrowing place with several components to commemorate those who fought from 1950 to 1953.

The stainless steel statues at the Korean War Memorial

Nineteen statues, each over seven feet tall and a branch of the U.S. military, are collectively known as "The Column" and represent an American platoon on patrol.

Wall of Remembrance, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Behind "The Column" is the Mural Wall, a 164-foot-long wall complete with images of Korean War veterans taken from archival photographs of actual soldiers in the war.

The Pool of Remembrance at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Pool of Remembrance is a shallow fountain 30 feet in diameter that lists the number of soldiers missing in action, killed in combat, or held as prisoners of war.

Grief of a child looking at the Three Soldiers statues at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Statue

The adjacent Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the soldiers who fell in combat from 1954 to 1975 and explains the political controversies surrounding the decade-spanning war.

Granite wall of names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Spread over two acres of land; its main component is a 246-foot-long granite wall designed as pages of an open book with names of the missing and deceased etched into its surface.

The Three Soldiers sculpture, part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. USA.

The engraved names are listed by the date they fell in battle or went missing in action, telling the story of the Vietnam War from its start to its inevitable conclusion.