National Mall

The National Mall is a national park in downtown Washington, D.C. It is located between Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue and is butressed on either side by two important national landmarks, the US Capitol Building and the Lincoln Memorial.

Points of Interest

 * Lincoln Memorial: The Lincoln Memorial is a national monument located in in the National Mall in Washington, D.C., commemorating Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America. The most recognizable feature of the memorial is the statue of Abraham Lincoln carved by sculptor Daniel Chester French and the Piccirilli Brothers in 1920. The statue stands 19 feet tall from head to foot, 16 feet in total width and 17 feet deep.


 * National Air and Space Museum: The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.

TV shows that take place at the

 * Bones
 * "The Widow's Son in the Windshield"

Notes & Trivia

 * The National Mall is 1.9 miles in length between the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol Building.


 * The National Mall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15th, 1966.