D.C. is gearing up for one of its most pompous and time-honored traditions. Monday, Jan. 20, is Inauguration Day, but its ...

It wasn’t until the early 1830s that serious planning commenced for the Washington Monument, Washington’s first major memorial, which owed its origins to L’Enfant’s drawings. After the ...

Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs for ...

More information about the monument can be found on the National Park Service's official Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial page. DC Monuments and Memorials Night Tour (5923 reviews) DC National ...

As Americans plan to travel to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Trump's inauguration, a travel expert is sharing ...

Historic landmarks by the likes of Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey and a noted Midcentury retreat by architect Ray Kappe have been lost. Here’s our residential architecture list, to be updated regularly.

As Washington, DC, prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the capital is in store for many road closures and traffic disruptions. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced an ...

Tom Egan, front, and Frazier Haney on top of a hill at Chuckwalla Bench with the Chuckwalla Mountains in the background in February 2018. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) ...

The property is open daily (except Yom Kippur and Christmas Day) from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It is located south of the National Mall by the Washington ... a.m. each day.) DC Monuments and Memorials ...