Attractive Places To Visit Washington,DC
1. Arlington National Cemetery On a slope sitting above the city from over the Potomac River, Arlington National Cemetery is loaded up with remembrances to American history and the people who were a piece of it. Its most popular tourist spots are the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, President John F. Kennedy’s gravesite, and the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial delineating the raising of the banner on Iwo Jima in World War II. The Welcome Center has maps, data (counting the areas of explicit graves), displays recounting to the tale of Arlington National Cemetery and its landmarks. Among these are commemorations to medical caretakers, Iran Rescue Mission setbacks, and different fights and gatherings, including one at the graves of Lt. Cmdr. Roger B. Chaffee and Lt. Col. Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, who were slaughtered in a fire on board their Apollo rocket. Another honors the seven Challenger space travelers. In a serious and noteworthy service, the watchman at the Tomb ...