Located just south of downtown and the White House in Washington, D. Over 24 million visitors from around the world come to this acre park in the middle of the nation's capital. However, before you head off to the National Mall, there are a few things every visitor should know about this famous tourist attraction including its main attractions, where you should park, what places are great for kids, and the history of this National Park.
The National Mall is a national park with landscaped gardens and expansive open spaces that are often used for public events, speeches, rallies, protests, and all sorts of activities throughout the year. Of the numerous permanent attractions on site, the ten museums of the Smithsonian Institution that call the Mall home are among the most popular, offering a wide variety of exhibits ranging from art to space exploration.
Other major attractions include the national monuments and memorials, the U. Botanic Garden. Due to its central location and the importance of nearby buildings in national politics, the area around the National Mall is one of the busiest parts of Washington, D.
As a result, one of the best ways to get around this part of town is to use public transportation. If you do plan on driving, it's best to check a map of the National Mall before you go to find parking garages nearby as parking is very limited in this part of the city. For suggestions of places to park, you can use our guide to parking near the National Mall. While wandering through stone memorials on a hot summer day might not be the most ideal vacation activity for a child, there are plenty of things to do on the National Mall that are kid-oriented, the most popular of which are the National Museum of Natural History , the National Air and Space Museum , and the National Museum of American History.
Other activities in the park include paddle boating on the Tidal Basin —which is a great way to relax while sightseeing in the nation's capital— and rides on the carousel near the Arts and Industries Building, which is especially great for younger kids. There is also plenty of stuff to with your teenager in D. The distance between the Capitol at one end of the National Mall and the Lincoln Memorial at the other is two miles, which is quite a long walk for most people.
However, if you pace yourself and take time to stop and see things along the way, you should be able to walk around the entire park in under a day. The best way to see all of the national memorials, though, is by taking a sightseeing tour , which generally provides transportation between memorials that are further away from one another.
Additionally, all of the Smithsonian museums and memorials are equipped to accommodate visitors with disabilities, and there may be a few handicap parking spaces in some areas of the Mall. The National Mall. Home Washington D. Toggle navigation Washington D. Major Museums on The Mall. Air and Space Museum. American History Museum. Natural History Museum. Natural Gallery of Art. African American History Museum. American Indian Museum. The Washington Monument, originally the western boundary of the Mall, became the centerpiece of the Mall symbolic cross-axis Capitol to Lincoln Memorial axis intersecting the White House to Jefferson Memorial axis as illustrated at the top of this page.
The McMillan Plan is the design basis for the Mall today. At the other end of the axis we have the possibility of a Memorial to the man who saved that Government [Lincoln] and between the two is a monument to its founder [Washington]. All three of these structures, stretching in one grand sweep from Capitol Hill to the Potomac river, will lend, one to the others, the associations and memories connected with each, and each will have its value increased by being on the one axis and having visual relation to the other.
The McMillan Plan slowly took shape on the Mall during the twentieth century. Explore This Park. Info Alerts Maps Calendar Reserve. Alerts In Effect Dismiss. Dismiss View all alerts. Plan Your Visit. Welcome to America's Front Yard! Maps and Directions Use National Mall and Memorial Parks award-winning wayfinding system of maps and directional pylons to navigate your way around the National Mall.
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