Type of Attraction
Description

The Lincoln Memorial is Washington is perhaps the most recognizable of all American monuments. This shrine  to the nation’s 16th president, situated on the western end of the National Mall, was built between 1914 and 1922; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct. 15, 1966. Demands for a tribute to the murdered president date to the years just after his assassination, and the first monument in Washington, D.C., to Lincoln was erected in 1868. Over the years, the Lincoln Memorial has been the site a number of major speeches, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on Aug. 28, 1963.

Website
https://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm
Phone Number
(202) 426-6841
Address
900 Ohio Dr. SW, Washington , DC 20024
ZIP Code
20024