The Lincoln Memorial is a magnificent monument.  The 16th president of the United States is immortalized in marble inside the temple of the monument.  I cannot explain the look of awe on the faces of my children when they saw this monument for the first time - the size alone is intimidating. I think that we just stood there gawking at the monument for a long time.... my son said, was President Lincoln really that BIG?

The children have visited Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, so have been exposed to the history surrounding the battles there, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Besides learning portions of the address in school, seeing it inscribed on the wall inside the Memorial was a treat.... a great stop on any of your family vacations.

The Memorial is located within walking distance form the Arlington Cemetery.  Plan your trip so that you can enjoy the walk of the weather is nice.

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Plan to spend some time in the monument reading the inscriptions.  Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and his 2nd Inaugural Address are inscribed inside the monument.

  Use some time, sitting on the steps of the Memorial maybe to look around and spend time talking to your children about our Nation's history while on your family vacation in Washington DC.

Address:
Independence Ave. & 23rd St. NW
Washington DC

Phone:  202-426-6841

Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom-GWU

The Memorial is available to the public 24 hours per day, except December 25.  Park Rangers are on hand to answer questions form 9:30 AM through 11:30 PM daily.

Visit the Lincoln Memorial web site for more information.

Also - visit our other National Park Family Vacation stops.......

Special thanks to chadh@flickr for the use of the photograph.

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