unforgettable hours in dc Make Fairfax County your convenient homebase for a three-day jaunt to America’s capital city, where you can walk through history at top monuments, memorials, museums and more. Vietnam Veterans Memorial VISIT FAIRFAX/APRIL GREER day 1 Start at the west end of the National Mall, where the profound Vietnam Veterans Memorial pays tribute, then head south to the awe-inspiring Lincoln Memorial and gaze out over the Reflecting Pool from its steps. Continue to the Korean War Veterans Memorial and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial , which sits on the Tidal Basin along with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial . Look across the water at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial , then return north to the ring-shaped World War II Memorial . Admire the 555-foot Washington Monument from the outside or book a ticket to go to the top. Head north to Lafayette Square for the best views of the White House and check out the nearby White House Visitor Center. To the east in Penn Quarter, find two Smithsonian museums with vast collections: the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum . Ford’s Theatre , the site of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, is open for tours and performances. FXVA.COM 239 of 250 44
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