WASHINGTON — The National Park Service says the Washington Monument remains closed indefinitely to visitors because of damage sustained during last month’s earthquake. Officials say there’s ...

A special look inside the newly restored Washington Monument, set to reopen Thursday 04:20. In our series "American Wonders," we're exploring places that make America wonderful, from majestic ...

It's not unusual to put items or a time capsule inside a monument. Berger said a box in the cornerstone, from 1848, contains newspapers, ... It wasn't the first Washington Monument.

The Washington Monument reopens to visitors on September 19 after several years of repairs. Find out what’s changed in one of Washington, D.C.’s, most beloved tourist attractions.

The Washington Monument is reopening Thursday, ... Inside the lower part of the monument the walls are not solid. Stone rubble and mortar fill in space between inner and outer walls of smooth stone.

The Washington Monument is closed Tuesday while an extreme heat warning is in effect, the National Park Service said. A heat wave is continuing through Wednesday in the DC area, and the National ...

The Washington Monument is open to the public for the first time in nearly three years. The obelisk was closed for renovations after a 2011 earthquake left it unsafe for public visits.

The Washington Monument, one of D.C.’s most iconic landmarks, reopens to visitors on September 19 after several years of construction and repairs. A tall, white obelisk named for the United S… ...

Back when it opened in 1884, the Washington Monument stood exactly 555 feet, 5 and 1/8th inches. Today, scientists are trying to figure out whether it’s sinking.

The District’s beloved Washington Monument is closed for tours as temperatures continue to rise across the D.C. area, with ...

Restoring the first Washington Monument. To locals, the need for a second restoration campaign was clear. As the Baltimore Sun wrote in 1906, “[The monument] is not only a memorial to Washington ...