Washington Monument

If you don’t want to get up early on the day of your visit to wait in line for the free tickets, you can order at nps.gov for a small fee. You must reserve pretty far in advance for peak summer and weekend days though.

when we went here they said it was too windy to go up to the top, bad day for junior high kid :( I might still be scarred. haha

One of the coolest things in washington dc!
There are windows at the vary top where you can see every thing in dc even arlington!
Your guide on the elevator back down shows you diffrent things by the glass of the elevator fogs dark and go’s clear make sure you stand by the door in the elevator down!
One of the coolest things in dc!

The view is amazing

It’s breathtaking at 5:30am when you’re on the beltway and the sun is just coming up….it’s more than that. I worked across the river from it and it never got boring. That was the thing I looked forward to every morning I went to work. As a kid or even teen living in Ohio, I never thought I’d live or get to work in DC, funny how things work out.

If you can take the time to ride up to the top of the monument. The have a viewing area that over looks DC. It’s great!

There is so much to see between the Capital and the Smithsonian you can’t get bored. Highly recommended as acheap vacation since the smithsonian is free.

I was 22 and my then boyfriend took me home to meet his family, (we’re both married to different people now). While there, he and his buddies gave me the “local’s tour” of DC, from Arlington National Cemetary to Washington National Cathedral to the Air & Space Museum. The best part was watching the Independance Day fireworks over the reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, situated about half way down the steps of Mr. Lincoln’s front stoop! Absolutely glorious and unforgettable! I hope someday to take my own family there for the same purpose.

definetly go up the elevator to look out the windows at the top of the monument! but if you are only going to be there for a day, get your tickets online in advance!

I grew up near DC, we used to go here all of the time. We used to walk to the top then run down. You can only ride up now.
It’s sad how everything changes.
I went up last summer 2006, the only thing I remember is that it kinda smelled funky.