This post is dedicated to the other memorials not already in a blog.

The John Paul Jones monument commemorates him as a war hero and founder of the navy. His crypt is in the Chapel at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. You can read more about the memorial on the NPS website here.

The DC World War I Monument is a the only monument in the National Mall that was dedicated to local residents. You can read more about it on the NPS website here.

The Vietnam Memorial is much larger than the rest of the monuments, and it probably should have had it’s own blog. This memorial is something hard to explain, other than impressive, and it is a great way to appreciate all the men and women who fought in the war. You can read more about it on the NPS website here. There is also a virtual tour.

Many women and civilians supported the war effort. Separate statues were erected to honor them.

After the Vietnam Memorials we stopped for lunch and had a few very pushy squirrels try for our food. I think the squirrels would have ran up my leg if I did not shush them away.

The Baron von Steuben Monument was dedicated to Frederick Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben, a Prussian military officer who helped train the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This monument was not in the National Mall but close by in Lafayette Park which is across the street from the White House. You can read more about it on the NPS website here.

The White House did not get it’s own blog because you could not see it or go anywhere near it. This was due to the installation of the UFC Fighting ring and everything was blocked off. Usually, you can at least walk in front of the White House, but it was a no go this year. We did walk the long way around to the White House Visitor Center. The information below was in the Visitor Center.

Below is a Conga line in Lafayette Park to celebrate the news of Japan’s surrender ending WWII August 14, 1945.

Would you have guessed these were a few of the Presidents favorites? If John is ever president, they will have to have a plate of cupcakes or Ho-Hos.

The visitor center had quite a few information boards not in this post and a section dedicated to 250th anniversary. We did not take pictures of everything. Here’s the last couple information boards we did take pictures of. The visitor center was our last stop after 6 miles of walking, and I think at this point our body was screaming for rest in a sitting position :-).

The White House Visitor Center on the NPS website, here, mostly just talks about tours, security, and what not to bring.