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Washington, D.C., District of Columbia / National Mall & Memorials

National Mall & Memorials

A roughly four-kilometer walk along the western National Mall and Tidal Basin, linking eight of Washington's great memorials and monuments. The route runs from the Lincoln Memorial past the Vietnam Veterans and World War II memorials, then sweeps south along the water to the Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jefferson, and Korean War Veterans memorials.

8 stops 3.2 mi 77 min
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Route

What you'll pass

  1. 01

    Lincoln Memorial

    Climb the marble steps; the seated Lincoln statue faces east down the Reflecting Pool.

    1 min
  2. 02

    Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Look for the black granite wall set into the earth, just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial.

    364 m / 2 min
  3. 03

    World War II Memorial

    Look for the ring of granite columns and twin arches at the east end of the Reflecting Pool.

    852 m / 2 min
  4. 04

    Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

    Look for the Stone of Hope on the northwest bank of the Tidal Basin.

    676 m / 2 min
  5. 05

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

    Enter the sequence of open-air granite rooms along the Tidal Basin shore.

    320 m / 1 min
  6. 06

    Tidal Basin

    Follow the waterside path lined with cherry trees.

    350 m / 2 min
  7. 07

    Jefferson Memorial

    Look for the white marble dome and columned portico on the south bank of the Tidal Basin.

    840 m / 1 min
  8. 08

    Korean War Veterans Memorial

    Look for the stainless steel statues advancing through the field of granite.

    526 m / 1 min