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DistrictofColumbiaxl » Tourist Attractions in the District of Columbia » United States Navy Memorial

United States Navy Memorial

If you want to visit the US, you must set your foot to the United States Navy Memorial. Located at 7th Street in between Pennsylvania Avenue and Indiana Avenue in the city of Washington, D.C. This place has many visitors throughout the year. The United States Navy Memorial is built in order to dedicate those who have served in the Navy, Marine Corps, and the Merchant Marine. It is also meant for those who are serving the Navy at present as well.

America has reputations all over the world as having a world class sea service. For this since the early days of America’s independence politicians thought about building a Navy Memorial to pay tribute to those sea workers who have braved their life in the sea of expedition. Even architect Pierre L'Enfant had plans to build up this memorial to commemorate those who dedicatedly worked for navy. However, it was in the twentieth century when L’Enfant’s dream to build a Navy Memorial in the heart of Washington, D.C. Came true.

The United States Navy Memorial is wide, vast and covers a lot of area much like the sea. It is decorated with fountains and plaques that celebrate various explores of the renowned navy sailors and their heroic deeds beneath the sea. If you go there you will find a single statue, which is labeled as "the Lone Sailor”. If you land up here, you can see also the blue colored water bodies that make you feel that you are amidst of the oceans and are a part of the Navy expeditions. So, don't miss this opportunity and visit United States Navy Memorial.

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Tourist Attractions in the District of Columbia
  • Albert Einstein Memorial
  • Anacostia Park
  • National Air and Space Museum
  • Arena Stage
  • Corcoran Gallery of Art
  • Blair House
  • Broadway Musical
  • US Capitol
  • Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
  • Chinatown
  • Folger Shakespeare Library
  • Ford's Theatre
  • Howard University
  • International Spy Museum
  • Jefferson Memorial
  • Kennedy Center
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • Lincoln Theatre
  • National Art Gallery
  • National Building Museum
  • National Cathedral
  • National Geographic Society
  • National Mall
  • National Zoo
  • United States Navy Memorial
  • Old Post Office Building
  • The Phillips Collection
  • Rock Creek Park
  • Smithsonian Institute
  • Verizon Center
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Washington Monument
  • White House
  • World Bank
  • Madam's Organ Blues Bar in Adams Morgan
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
  • Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery
  • United States National Arboretum
  • Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
  • Great Falls of the Potomac River
  • District of Columbia War Memorial
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception