U.S. National Monuments

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• 1. Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

  Neoclassical memorial honoring the 16th president, site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

• 2. Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)

  Towering 555-foot obelisk and the world's tallest stone structure, built to honor George Washington.

• 3. Statue of Liberty (New York, NY)

  Iconic copper statue gifted by France in 1886, a global symbol of freedom and democracy.

• 4. Mount Rushmore (Keystone, SD)

  Massive granite sculpture depicting four U.S. presidents carved into the Black Hills by Gutzon Borglum.

• 5. Jefferson Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

  Domed neoclassical memorial on the Tidal Basin honoring the author of the Declaration of Independence.

• 6. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

  Reflective black granite wall inscribed with the names of over 58,000 Americans lost in the Vietnam War.

• 7. World War II Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

  Open-air memorial on the National Mall honoring the 16 million Americans who served in World War II.

• 8. Korean War Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

  Striking memorial featuring 19 stainless steel soldier statues representing the forgotten war.

• 9. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

  Stone of Hope sculpture on the Tidal Basin, the first memorial on the Mall honoring a non-president.

• 10. Gateway Arch (St. Louis, MO)

  630-foot stainless steel arch symbolizing westward expansion and the gateway to the American frontier.

• 11. Alcatraz Island (San Francisco, CA)

  Infamous former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, now a historic landmark.

• 12. Fort McHenry (Baltimore, MD)

  Star-shaped fort whose defense in 1814 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner.

• 13. Gettysburg Battlefield (Gettysburg, PA)

  Site of the Civil War's deadliest battle and Lincoln's famous address, preserved as a national landmark.

• 14. USS Arizona Memorial (Honolulu, HI)

  Memorial built over the sunken battleship USS Arizona, honoring the 1,177 sailors killed at Pearl Harbor.

• 15. Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, MA)

  221-foot granite obelisk commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.

• 16. Independence Hall (Philadelphia, PA)

  Historic building where both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were debated and adopted.

• 17. Crazy Horse Memorial (Custer, SD)

  Ongoing mountain carving honoring the Oglala Lakota warrior, set to be the world's largest sculpture when complete.

• 18. Devil's Tower (Crook County, WY)

  Striking volcanic rock formation sacred to Native American tribes and the first U.S. national monument.

• 19. Stonewall Inn (New York, NY)

  Greenwich Village bar where the 1969 Stonewall Uprising ignited the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

• 20. Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, CA)

  Iconic 1.7-mile suspension bridge and one of the most recognized and photographed structures in the world.