Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington Monument has always been the quiet constant of the National Mall. It shows up in the background of history books, ...

Up 227 dimly lit, winding steps, the view from the top of the fully restored Washington Monument offers a picturesque scene of Baltimore and the four surrounding squares in Mount Vernon below. After ...

The new light show debuted on Dec 31, with projections illuminating the monument every hour from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. But while the Monument has been illuminated before, the design choices this time ...