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Washington Monument celebrates it birthday and remains a top tourist spot

By Brian Miller

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: The U.S. Marine Corp's Iwo Jima Memorial can be seen as the morning sun begins to rise behind the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument on November 7, 2020 in Arlington, VA. With many critical battleground states still not announcing the results of their vote count, the presidential election is still too close to call. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: The U.S. Marine Corp's Iwo Jima Memorial can be seen as the morning sun begins to rise behind the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument on November 7, 2020 in Arlington, VA. With many critical battleground states still not announcing the results of their vote count, the presidential election is still too close to call. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) /
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Washington Monument celebrates it birthday and remains a top tourist spot.

The Washington Monument celebrates it’s 136th birthday today and it remains one of the top tourist spots in Washington, D.C.

When you picture an image of Washington, D.C., it would not be surprising to have the tall needlelike image of the Washington Monument cross your mind first. Almost all images of Washington includes the monolitic white marble monument with the U.S. Capital building in the disntance.

Situated between the Capital Building and the Lincoln Memorial, the skyscraping tower that pays homage to our nation’s first President stands tall. It was on this day in 1884 that the monument was finished when construction crews added the top aluminum pyramid.

Today, the monument and the grounds surrounding it, is a perfect place for a picnick with family. Food trucks line the streen near the grounds offering a wide variety of options for your lunch. A gift shop sits near the base that provides replica models and other gifts as well as the National Park stamps for almost all of the Washington, D.C. sites.

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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 01: The National Christmas Tree is lit up outside the Ellipse park south of the White House on December 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. The 98th annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony was virtual this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service said this week. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) /

Due to the COVID situation, visiting the top of the monument is limited. Even without the pandemic, a trip to the top should be planned in advance. 

Tickets for the 20 minute trip tour and trip to the top need to be reserved in advance. There is no price for the tour but there is a reservation fee that is pretty much $1.00 per person up to four. No groups greater than four are allowed at this time and the NPS has eliminated all walk-up reservations until the pandemic has ended.

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