Post #5: Top 3 Monuments/Attractions

The first attraction in DC that really caught my eye was Ford's Theater.  It is located at 511 Tenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004.  This is the historic theater where John Wilkes Booth shot and assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.  Inside the theater is a museum of an exact replica of the way it looked on the exact day that Lincoln died.  Today, the theater also performs plays about the historic culture of our country.  The reason why this place is so important is because it is the place of the first assassination on one of our US Presidents.  The President is the top dog of this country, and it is so amazingly powerful when one of our Presidents died.  It does not only affect our country, but the rest of the world also feels the grief.

The next attraction is similarly related to Ford's Theater, as it is the Lincoln Memorial.  The Lincoln Memorial was built in honor of President Lincoln.  He was a great President to our country, as he emancipated the slaves and wanted equality for all.  He did all this even though it made many people, especially in the south, angry, which led to his assassination.  It is located at 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20037, in the National Mall.  It is an extremely impressive building with huge stone steps and pillars.  When you walk inside, there is a huge statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting in a chair.  This monument is truly beautiful and in my opinion, a great tribute to such a great honest President.  

Although there are so many amazing monuments in DC, the last one I decided to add to this list is the Washington Monument.  This monument was built to commemorate George Washington, who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, as well as our very first US President.  He is one of our founding fathers, and truly helped to build and shape our country.  It is located at 2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20007, across the way from the Lincoln Memorial.  It is a giant obelisk, or pointed pillar, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss.  It is the world's tallest stone structure, as well as tallest obelisk.  It is located above the Reflecting Pool, which is another great site to see.