Then, there's Washington, D.C., which is noticeably flat. Only a few structures jut out from the otherwise low-slung skyline — the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Dome, most prominently.

While tourists crowd the National Mall taking photos of monuments and wait in line for museum security like it's airport ...

WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in the most patriotic way possible: by projecting it onto the Washington Monument. All week, images ...

D.C.’s Independence Day celebrations will be jam-packed with events this year, ranging range from a parade on Constitution Avenue to a scavenger hunt near the Washington Monument.

In 1798, half of the two hundred workers building the two most iconic Washington landmarks, the Capitol and the White House, were slaves. They moved stones for Scottish masons and sawed lumber for ...