Breakfast at the Firefly restaurant before our day-long trek across some of the nation's most revered sites.
A shot in the park outside the presidential palace. Can you see the White House in the background?
The hallowed grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery, where there are said to be three burials a day on average.
The burial site of President John F Kennedy. In the background is the Eternal Flame.
The excerpt of the famous speech that President Kennedy gave that is now immortalized in US culture.
The Tomb of the Unknown [Union] Soldiers that died in the course of the U.S. Civil War.
The Iwo Jima memorial established to commemorate the efforts of the Marine Corps in WWII.
Next up, we headed to the Pentagon Memorial to visit the site of the attack on September 11, 2001.
There is a bench for all 184 victims who perished at the Pentagon site. Benches with victims on the plane are arranged so that those reading the engraved name will be facing skyward along the path the plane traveled
The benches representing the victims who were inside the Pentagon are arranged so those reading the names will face the Pentagon's south facade, where the plane hit.
The United States Capitol - The seat of government in America.
The U.S. Supreme Court.
The Library of Congress.
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