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Iwo Jima Memorial


Just outside of Arlington National Cemetery is the Marine Corps War Memorial, better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial. It pays tribute to the six soldiers who raised the US flag on Mt Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. Arlington National Cemetery Tours buses stop on Ord and Weitzel Ave, close by.


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1. Freedom Park

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Paying tribute to a free press, this narrow elevated park was originally designed as a two-block walkway. It now features a memorial honoring journalists鈥

2. Arlington National Cemetery

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Sprawling across hills above the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for America鈥檚 most revered鈥

4. Kennedy Gravesites

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An eternal flame flickers beside this simple but moving gravesite 鈥 the final resting place for President John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis鈥

5. Tomb of Pierre L'Enfant

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A small six-columned gravestone marks the final resting place for Pierre L'Enfant, one of the great planners behind the layout of Washington, DC.

6. Arlington House

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Set on a hill overlooking the cemetery, this 1802 Greek Revival鈥搒tyle mansion is the former home of Confederate General Robert E Lee and his wife Mary鈥

7. Theodore Roosevelt Island

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This 91-acre wooded island in the Potomac is a wilderness preserve honoring the conservation-minded 26th US president. A large memorial plaza and statue鈥

8. Lady Bird Johnson Park

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Part of the George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Lady Bird Johnson Park commemorates the First Lady who tried to beautify the capital via greenery-planting鈥