Tours are arranged through a senator's or representative's office, at least two months in advance of visit. East End See where elected senators and representatives convene to create national policy. One of the most important museums in Washington, the Holocaust Museum contains artifacts, films, photographs, and oral histories of the Holocaust. This powerful memorial, designed by Maya Ying Lin, is inscribed with names of 58,156 soldiers who remain missing or were killed in the Vietnam War. Built by private contributions of American citizens.
Directories are available to locate names on the walls.
Open 24 hours. Cited as the tallest masonry structure in the world, at five hundred and fifty five feet and five eighth inches, the obelisk was completed in 1885. Elevators take tourists to the top for an excellent view of the Nation's capital city. Every President since George Washington has resided here.