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Arlington to Lincoln: Capitol, White House, Smithsonian
Arlington, Virginia, US · 6 stops · 20.8 mi (33 km) · about 1 h 25 min driving · 19 spoken stories
Start at Reagan Airport and drive 85 minutes through Arlington's monuments and D.C.'s great landmarks. You'll see the Air Force Memorial's sweeping views, Arlington Cemetery's hallowed grounds, the MLK Memorial on the Tidal Basin, the National Air and Space Museum, the Capitol's east front, and the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue, ending at the Lincoln Memorial.
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Lincoln Memorial
The stops
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1
United States Air Force Memorial
The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its heritage organizations. The Memorial is located in Arlington County, Virginia, on the former grounds of the Navy Annex near the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
“Here we are at the United States Air Force Memorial, up on a bluff beside the old Navy Annex grounds, next door to Arlington National Cemetery and looking out over the Pentagon.”
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Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres in Arlington County, Virginia.
“This is Arlington National Cemetery, six hundred and thirty-nine acres holding more than four hundred thousand people, the largest cemetery in the national cemetery system.”
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It covers four acres (1.6 ha) and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.
“The Martin Luther King Junior Memorial sits on four acres in West Potomac Park, right along Independence Avenue between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.”
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National Air and Space Museum
lunchThe National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, dedicated to human flight and space exploration.
“This is the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, dedicated to human flight and space exploration.”
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United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
“And here is the United States Capitol, the seat of Congress, standing at the eastern end of the National Mall on Capitol Hill.”
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The White House and Lafayette Square
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia.
“Sixteen hundred Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.”
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