George Washington. For most of the last eight years, visitors have only been able to view it from afar. It has been closed to the public. But in September, the monument reopened with an upgraded ...

There are 896 steps climbing to the top of the Washington Monument for those wanting to take the stairs. The interior ...

The U.S. Capitol is seen past the Washington Monument on Presidents' Day, February 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

In his master plan for the new city of Washington, D.C., architect Pierre L’Enfant left a spot for a large equestrian statue of George Washington to be placed at the intersection of a line ...

The park is closed on the following holidays ... Scale Model of the Washington Monument At the entrance of the park, there is a 50-foot-high scale model of the Washington Monument.