Sightseeing
History BuffButt–Millet Memorial Fountain
No admission feeFind the small marble fountain on the Ellipse that remembers two men who died on the Titanic in 1912.
Photo: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
SightseeingHistory Buff
First Division Monument
See the gilded Victory atop a granite column beside the White House, with a bed of red flowers shaped like a giant 1.
17th Street and State Place NW, President's Park · Washington, DC
About First Division Monument
This column in President's Park, next to the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, honors soldiers of the Army's First Division. President Coolidge dedicated it in 1924 with the names of 5,516 men lost in World War I, and later additions cover World War II through Iraq and Afghanistan. A 15-foot gilded Victory stands on top. Come in spring to fall, when red flowers form the division's Big Red One in front.
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The closest stops to First Division Monument, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Zero Milestone
No admission feeFind the small granite marker south of the White House that was set up in 1923 as the starting point for measuring U.S. road distances.
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
No admission feeAnnual spring celebration around DC's Tidal Basin with cherry blossoms, a parade and cultural events.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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DAR Museum
No admission feeDecorative arts museum inside the DAR national headquarters, showing objects used and made in American homes.
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Renwick Gallery
No admission feeSee American craft and decorative art in a National Historic Landmark building steps from the White House.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Interior Museum
No admission feeA free museum inside the Interior Department's headquarters that covers public lands, natural resources, and cultural heritage.
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