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IconicTidal Basin
FreeWalk the path around a 107-acre basin lined with cherry trees, past the Jefferson, FDR and Martin Luther King, Jr. memorials.
SightseeingIconicPhoto spotOpen 24 hours
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a sightseeing stop in Washington, DC, part of the Washington DC guide. Cost: free.
16 E. Basin Dr. SW · Washington, DC
Why you should go…
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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