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Thomas Jefferson Memorial

The domed rotunda on the Tidal Basin, a 19-foot bronze Jefferson, his words carved in marble, and DC's best cherry-blossom backdrop.

16 E. Basin Dr. SW · Washington, DC

About Thomas Jefferson Memorial

John Russell Pope's neoclassical rotunda mirrors Jefferson's own Monticello, ringed by Ionic columns at the edge of the Tidal Basin. Inside, a 19-foot bronze of the third president stands beneath excerpts of the Declaration of Independence carved into the walls. Open 24 hours with rangers on site daily, it's free to visit any time, dramatic at night, and flat-out spectacular in late March and early April when the surrounding cherry trees erupt in bloom.

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