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1hr 30min

If you’re interested in exploring DC memorials quite thoroughly, this tour along the Mall’s Reflecting Pool is for you.  We’ll be walking along some of the city’s newest ground that honors the country’s greatest sacrifices. 

 

We start our tour where the city founders started the city.  Our path begins at the vortex of the meridians used to map the new capital city.  From what is now the base of the George Washington Monument, we wind our way through the memorials that surround the National Mall's Reflecting Pool.

 

Highlights include:

 

  • the stones honoring the country’s Greatest Generation
  • a garden commemorating the nation's rebellious founders
  • the stark simplicity of the black wall representing the Vietnam era
  • a dedication to the president who maintained this country's union, in spite of civil war
  • a walk through the fields of Korea alongside the soldiers of every war  
  • Bonus tracks that expand on theme of ‘Controversies and Compromises’ that each and every memorial has experienced

 

It’s easy to assume that structures built of granite & marble are unchanging.  But that’s hardly the truth about the sites along this walk.  Memorials have an initial intent, but new threads to their meaning are woven into their walls all the time. 

 

Our discussions along this walk are a deep dive into the meaning built into these stones.  We’ll read the symbolism that the designers intended to be found, as well as add some of our own.  We’ll highlight unique stories of the women and men who participated in the events being commemorated.  And most importantly, we’ll participate in a continuing conversation that spans generations.  Because America’s national narrative is not set in stone, even if these sacred sites are. 

* Special Guest Presentation by Hollijo Monroe

Reflections by the Mall: Monuments and their Memories

$7.99Price
  • Digital Delivery

    When you purchase this tour here on GuideGuides, you will get immediate access to download the tour info sheet -- there will be a link on the order confirmation page and also in your order confirmation email. The tour info sheet contains information on how to access the tour on the VoiceMap platform via a tour code which we will email to you within 12 hours of your purchase. For more information on this process, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ link at the top of this page).

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