Washington, D.C. - Places of Interest 2.

Washington, D.C. - Places of Interest 2.


Along the Mall you can find the densest concentration of museums in the world. The dominating is the Smithsonian Institution ⑦ which operates eight important museums (e.g. the National Air and Space Museum has exhibits about the history of flight, including spacecraft used by astronauts and the rocks they brought back from the moon).

On the other side of the Potomac River, there is the Pentagon ⑧, the largest single structure building in the world. This large pentagonal building houses the headquarters of the Department of Defense (23,000 employees work here!)

Not far from the Lincoln Memorial (also on the other side of the Potomac River), the Arlington National Cemetery ⑨ is located. It is the country’s most sacred burial ground. Soldiers buried at Arlington represent every war the US have fought. President John F. Kennedy is also buried here.

Pennsylvania Avenue ⑩ and Virginia Avenue ⑪ are a good example of the fact that major avenues are named after the individual states of the USA.

Washington is famous for its parks and green spaces. The most attractive parks are West and East Potomac Parks and Constitution Gardens.

Among many other theaters and concert halls the most famous is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ⑭ on the Riverfront.