Washington DC..snaps from phone

Smithsonian Institution

Boys in front of The White House

The White House

Martin in front of perhaps the most famous and most-highly visited Lincoln Memorial ...it's dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, who most people claim as their favorite US president of all time for all that he stood for and accomplished in his time. The Memorial stands as a symbol of freedom, remembering the Civil War and Abolition, of which Lincoln was such a strong supporter.

The Gettysburg Address, which Lincoln gave on November 19, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , is in the south chamber, and his second inaugural speech is in the north chamber. The 36 Doric columns on the outside of the memorial represent the number of states in the Union at the time of Lincoln's death in 1865.

Vietnam Vets

The family taking a stroll around the Mall..Lincoln Memorial in the background

Washington memorial.. 

MM in front of MLK

Grandpa Mike at Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial ...he lead the US through the Great Depression and World War II. This impressive memorial to FDR is spread over 7.5 acres and includes numerous statues, quotes, and waterfalls. 

Jack jumping off FDR's walls..

The obelisk in the background built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first American president.

 

MM at the feet of Thomas Jefferson

3 wise men standing within Thomas Jefferson pillars..White house in the far background

This memorial built to honor Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. He is considered the political philosopher of the American Revolution. He also drafted the Declaration of Independence. Architect John Russell Pope, who designed the memorial, used some of Jefferson's own architectural preferences in his design. The memorial, like Jefferson's home in Monticello, is based on the Roman Pantheon. Construction of the circular marble building was finished in 1943.

All the ducks lined up ....Thomas Jefferson Memorial