Important United States Buildings and Monuments

Hoover Dam

Clark County, Nevada-concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Washington D.C., commemorates those who served in the Korean War.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Washington D.C.- It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin. The inspiration for the memorial design is a line from King's "I Have A Dream" speech: "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."

Capital Building

Washington D.C.- is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.

Washington Monument

Washington, D.C.- built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States.

Jefferson Memorial

Washington, D.C.- The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, one of the most important of the American Founding Fathers as the main drafter and writer of the Declaration of Independence.

Marine Corps War Memorial

Arlington, Virginia- The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.

Arlington National Cemetary

Arlington, Virginia- a United States military cemetery across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in whose 624 acres, the dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried, beginning with the Civil War, as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Arlington, Virginia- a monument dedicated to U.S. service members who have died without their remains being identified. Having no officially designated name, it is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States of America and is heavily guarded in respect to the lost soldiers.

The Pentagon

Arlington, Virginia- the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

Brooklyn Bridge

New York City, New York-hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States.

Mount Vernon

Fairfax County, Virginia- the plantation house of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and his wife, Martha.

Ellis Island

New York City, New York- the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States' busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years from 1892 until 1954.

The Statue of Liberty

New York City, New York-a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona- layered bands of red rock revealing millions of years of geological history.

Liberty Memorial

Kansas City, Missouri- Opened to the public as the Liberty Memorial museum in 1926, it was designated in 2004 by the United States Congress as America's official museum dedicated to World War I.

Mount Rushmore

Keystone, South Dakota- massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. Completed in 1941 under the direction of Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln, the sculpture's roughly 60-ft.-high granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The site also features a museum with interactive exhibits.

9/11/2001 Memorial

New York City, NY-is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed 2,977 victims, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six.

USS Arizona Memorial

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii- a Pennsylvania-class battleship built for and by the United States Navy in the mid-1910s.

Liberty Bell

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American independence. The bell was commissioned in 1752 and was cast with the lettering "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof," a Biblical reference from the Book of Leviticus (25:10).

Independence Hall

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.

Gateway Arch

Saint Lewis, Missouri-Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States

Alamo

San Antonio, Texas- used as a fort during the Texas revolution.

Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco, California-The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Space Needle

Seattle, Washington- an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, a landmark of the Pacific Northwest, and an icon of Seattle.

Vietnam Memorial

Washington, D.C.- a 2-acre U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for (missing in action, MIA) during the war.

Lincoln Memorial

Washington, D.C.- an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument.

The White House

Washington, D.C.- the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800.

World War 2 Memorial

Washington, D.C.-Memorial is a memorial of national significance dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.

One World Trade Center

Washington, D.C.-the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world.

Supreme Court Building

Washington, D.C.-the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial Branch thereof. Completed in 1935, it is situated in Washington, D.C. at 1 First Street, NE, on the block immediately east of the United States Capitol. The building is under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol.