Washington D.C. travel guide

Top 10 sights in Washington D.C.

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   White House

   official residence and office of the President of the United States

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   Washington Monument

   obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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   Smithsonian Institution

   group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government

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   Arlington National Cemetery

   national cemetery in Virginia, United States

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   내셔널 갤러리 오브 아트

   national art museum in Washington, D.C.

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   Lincoln Memorial

   memorial in Washington, D.C., United States

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   National Mall

   park in Washington, D.C.

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   National Museum of Natural History

   natural history museum in Washington, D.C.

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   Washington National Cathedral

   Neo-Gothic cathedral located in Washington, D.C.

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    Jefferson Memorial

    memorial in Washington, D.C., United States

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   Kryptos

   encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn

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   Vietnam Veterans Memorial

   US national memorial in Washington, D.C.

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   Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

   architectural structure in Washington, DC, USA

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   National Air and Space Museum

   aerospace museum in Washington, D.C.

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   United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

   United States' official memorial to the Holocaust in Washington, D.C.

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   Capitol Hill

   neighborhood in Washington, D.C., USA

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   National Museum of American History

   history museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution

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   Marine Corps War Memorial

   monument consisting of a large sculptural group on a circular base in Arlington, Virginia, United States

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   Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

   memorial located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.

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    Newseum

    museum dedicated to news and journalism in Washington, D.C.