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The Washington Monument is another tourist attraction that is very popular. It is located prominently in the center of the Mall. Other prominent points of interest include the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Fraklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, National World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia War Memorial, Albert Einstein Memorial, and United States Navy Memorial.The world famous Smithsonian Institution is also located in the District. It is known as Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery. The Smithsonian is a collection of free museums that includes the Anacostia Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Hirshhorn Museum, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery and National Zoo. The District of Columbia has many art museums including the free National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art and Phillips Collection.
Other interesting tourist destinations include; Arena Stage, Chinatown, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Blair House, Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Folger Shakespeare Library, Ford's Theatre, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, International Spy Museum, National Building Museum, National Geographic Society, the Awakening at Hains Point, Old Post Office Building, Theodore Roosevelt Island, Franciscan Monastery, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Washington National Cathedral.
For further details regarding the various tourist hubs and areas of interest in the District of Columbia please visit DistrictofColumbiaxl.com.
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