Things to Do in Anacostia

There are 3 attractions in Anacostia. National Mall, ceremonial park hosting national monuments and museums, is the most popular.

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Lincoln Memorial
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Lincoln Memorial
Neoclassical monument honoring Abraham Lincoln with reflecting pool
Monument
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Minimalist memorial wall inscribed with Vietnam War casualties' names
Monument
World War II Memorial
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World War II Memorial
Memorial honoring Americans who served in World War II
Monument
Korean War Veterans Memorial
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Korean War Veterans Memorial
Outdoor memorial featuring reflective wall and soldier sculptures
Monument
Jefferson Memorial
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Jefferson Memorial
Monument honoring Thomas Jefferson with neoclassical architecture
Monument
Washington Monument
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Washington Monument
Obelisk memorial honoring U.S. President George Washington
Monument
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Historic house at Arlington preserving Robert E. Lee's legacy
Monument
Arlington National Cemetery
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Arlington National Cemetery
United States military cemetery honoring fallen service members
Monument
Marine Corps War Memorial
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Marine Corps War Memorial
Large memorial depicting Marines' Iwo Jima flag-raising
Monument
Pentagon Memorial
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Pentagon Memorial
Memorial in Arlington honoring 9/11 victims at Pentagon
Monument
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
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Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Bronze equestrian memorial honoring President Grant, Washington
Monument
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
Iconic seated Lincoln statue within Washington's memorial
Tomb
Whitehurst & Son sundial
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Whitehurst & Son sundial
Historic sundial crafted by Whitehurst & Son
Monument
John Ericsson Memorial
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John Ericsson Memorial
Bronze monument in Washington honoring naval engineer Ericsson
Monument
National Christmas Tree (United States)
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National Christmas Tree (United States)
Annual US Christmas tree on the White House grounds
Monument
Vietnam Women's Memorial
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Vietnam Women's Memorial
Bronze memorial in Washington honoring women servicemembers
Monument
George Gordon Meade Memorial
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George Gordon Meade Memorial
Bronze memorial honoring Civil War general George Meade
Monument
Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko (Washington, D.C.)
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Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko (Washington, D.C.)
Monument to Tadeusz Kościuszko in Washington
Monument
Equestrian statue of John A. Logan
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Equestrian statue of John A. Logan
Monumental equestrian statue of Civil War general John Logan
Monument
Second Division Memorial
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Second Division Memorial
World War I memorial honoring the U.S. Second Division
Monument
General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
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General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
Equestrian monument honoring Civil War general Sherman
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
Washington memorial honoring poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Monument
Andrew Jackson Downing Urn
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Andrew Jackson Downing Urn
Funerary urn monument honoring landscape designer Andrew Downing
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Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
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Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Bronze statue honoring Revolutionary War officer von Steuben
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