Sightseeing
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Check pricesLarge bronze and marble memorial to Civil War general and president Ulysses S. Grant, set at the foot of Capitol Hill.
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Sightseeing
Peace Monument
A 44-foot white marble monument on the western side of the U.S. Capitol, honoring Union naval personnel who died in the Civil War.
Peace Circle, where Pennsylvania Avenue and First Street NW meet · Washington, DC
About Peace Monument
The Peace Monument sits in a traffic circle west of the U.S. Capitol, where Pennsylvania Avenue meets First Street. Its white marble figures include Grief, History, Victory, and Peace, with symbols of war, the sea, and civilization carved below them. Sculptor Franklin Simmons created it in Rome, and Admiral David D. Porter, who had led Civil War naval forces, conceived and funded it. The monument was erected in 1877 and completed in early 1878. Later restorations addressed acid rain and pollution damage to the Carrara marble. It is also called the Naval Monument or Navy Monument.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Peace 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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- SightseeingHistory Buff
James A. Garfield Monument
Under $25Look up at a bronze President Garfield and three allegorical figures in the traffic circle at the foot of the Capitol.
Steps awayMore like this
- Sports & OutdoorsFamily Favorite
United States Botanic Garden
No admission feeWander a glass conservatory of tropical, desert and orchid rooms beside the U.S. Capitol, then the outdoor gardens.
Transit: reachable by public transit
Steps awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
- SightseeingHistory Buff
U.S. Capitol & Capitol Visitor Center
No admission feeFree guided tours under the Rotunda's frescoed dome, the heart of American democracy, up close.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.2 mi awayMore like this
- MuseumsHistory Buff
National Museum of the American Indian
No admission feeExplore Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere inside a curving limestone building on the National Mall, with a Native foods cafe.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- MuseumsRainy-Day Pick
National Gallery of Art
No admission feeDa Vinci, Vermeer, and the Impressionists for free, plus a sculpture garden that becomes an ice rink in winter.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
