🇺🇸 Washington DC's Legendary Landmarks – They Don't Disappoint! 👀
🏛️ Political Powerhouses 1️⃣ U.S. Capitol Where laws are born! The dome's frescoes will make your neck ache from staring. Pro tip: Book tours online (closed Sundays). 2️⃣ Library of Congress 1.5 billion items + a reading room that’ll make you want to become a librarian. 📚 Closed Sun/Mon – plan ahead! 3️⃣ Supreme Court Spiral staircases + judge statues = perfect Legally Blonde vibes. ⚖️ 4️⃣ White House Election season? Expect extra security (no tour = great zoom-lens practice!). 🎨 Culture & History 5️⃣ Washington Monument $1 elevator ride to see DC like a bald eagle! 🦅 (8:30AM walk-ups available). 6️⃣ Natural History Museum Elephant greeter + Titanic’s "Heart of the Ocean" diamond 💎 + dino battles! 7️⃣ National Gallery of Art Da Vinci’s only U.S. painting + Monet to Van Gogh – a Western art crash course. 🖼️ 8️⃣ Lincoln Memorial Best at night when Honest Abe glows. His eyes follow you (spooky!). 💰 Hidden Gems 9️⃣ U.S. Mint Watch money being printed (no pics, but buy uncut bills as souvenirs!). 💵 🔟 National Archives Declaration of Independence (that National Treasure vibe!). 🔍 1️⃣1️⃣ Museum of the American Indian Indigenous stories + killer cafeteria with frybread. 1️⃣2️⃣ Asian Art Museum Chinese treasures + the Peacock Room (a gilded Instagram dream). 🦚 #WashingtonDC #IconicAmerica #TravelBucketList #HistoryComesAlive 🇺🇸