Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. is a mixture of politics, history, culture. Many memorials honor America's greatest in leadership and milatery service. It is the place where Americans highest leaders gather to conduct the business of our nation. It is the capital of the United States of America.

Here is a list of just a few of the attractions of this city that draw people from all over the world:

• International Spy Museum
  Contains the most extensive collection of spy artifacts ever displayed.
  
  
• National Archives
  A repository where the nation's most important historical documents are kept, including the original Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
  
  
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  A memorial and museum detailing the rise of Hitler's Germany and the horrors of World War II.
  
  
• Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
  Honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War.
  
  
• Washington Monument
  A 555 ft. high structure where visitors can ride an elevator to the observation deck for a great view of the Capital City
  
  
• Smithsonian Institute
  The world's larges museum is comprised of 15 specialty museums covering a wide range of inteerests
  
  
• National Air and Space Museum
  The most popular of the Smithsonian museums features the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer and Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis
  
  
• Lincon Memorial
  A 19 ft. high scupture of President Abraham Lincon is sheltered in a structure lined with 60 ft. paintings.
  
  
• National Museum of American History
  This specialty museum is a must see for the history buff.
  
  
• Franklin Delano Rosevelt Memorial
  This outdoor memorial is the most popular of presidential memorials, in large part because of its elegant design, which includes waterfalls and sculptures.
  
  
• Jefferson Memorial
  A 19 ft. high statue honors this president and founding father or our nation.
  
  
• National Zoological Park
  A park-like zoo containing 4,000 animals and 500 different species
  
  
• Library of Congress
  Though the Library of Congress doesn't own every book ever published, it sure has most of them, with 532 miles of shelves and 115 million items, with 7,000 added each working day.
  
  
• White House
  Home and office of the President of the United States