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Historical Markers and War Memorials in The National Mall, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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The peanut—also called "groundnut" elsewhere in the world—is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. The name "peanut" may be misleading as it is not a nut crop! Science classifies peanut as both a "grain legume" and, due to its high . . . — — Map (db m184537) HM
You are standing near Pluto within a model of our solar system. The real solar system is 10 billion times larger.
Take a voyage! Imagine exploring our solar system as a giant. As you travel, you encounter the Sun and its planets, each small . . . — — Map (db m143932) HM
In commemoration of the
One Hundredth Anniversary
of the
Washington Monument
1884 – 1984
Walkways donated July 11, 1984
by the members and friends of the
National Society of Professional Engineers
in observance of the . . . — — Map (db m47332) HM
George Washington shaped many aspects of the nation's capital. He championed placing the capital along the Potomac River then personally selected the site. He chose architect Pierre L'Enfant to design the city. L'Enfant envisioned a capital with . . . — — Map (db m211376) HM
The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and the first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest building in the world. Today the monument . . . — — Map (db m211377) HM
Huma Bhabha's striking sculptural creatures appear to have emerged from either the prehistoric past or a postapocalyptic future. Bhabha, who often cites pulp horror and science-fiction cinema as important points of departure, drew this work's title . . . — — Map (db m184557) HM
First opened in 1974, the Hirshhorn's plaza displays recent sculptures by international artists. More than 400,000 people visit the sculpture garden and plaza each year. So while we invite you to look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m113987) HM
First opened in 1974, the Hirshhorn's plaza displays recent sculptures by international artists. More than 400,000 people visit the sculpture garden and plaza each year. So while we invite you to look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m113997) HM
First opened in 1974, the Hirshhorn's plaza displays recent sculptures by international artists. More than 400,000 people visit the sculpture garden and plaza each year. So while we invite you to look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m114000) HM
First opened in 1974, this garden displays sculptures from Europe and North America dating from the 1880s to the present. More than 400,000 people visit this garden each year. So while we invite you to look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m113995) HM
First opened in 1974, this garden displays sculptures from Europe and North America dating from the 1880s to the present. More than 400,000 people visit this garden each year. So while we invite you to look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m113996) HM
First opened in 1974, this garden displays sculptures from Europe and North America dating from the 1880s to the present. More than 400,000 people visit this garden each year. So while we invite you look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m113999) HM
First opened in 1974, this garden displays sculptures from Europe and North America dating from the 1880s to the present. More than 400,000 people visit this garden each year. So while we invite you to look, relax, study, stroll, sketch, and take . . . — — Map (db m211876) HM
Named in honor of USDA's founder, President Abraham Lincoln, who described USDA as "The People's Department," People's Gardens demonstrate how people can be empowered to change their communities by the simple act of gardening.
The . . . — — Map (db m211342) HM
More than a museum, the Arts + Industries Building (AIB) is a part of our nation's history. A destination for big ideas for more than 140 years. AIB is now poised for the next great chapter in its impressive story.
1876
World's Fair Sparks . . . — — Map (db m211333) HM
These diverse wetlands—and the ducks, squirrels, and dragonflies that make their home here—represent the original Chesapeake Bay environment, the largest estuary in North America. Chesapeake means "Great Shellfish Bay" in the Algonquian language.
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The Cheyenne refer to boulders as Grandfathers, the oldest beings on Earth. There are 40 Grandfather Rocks surrounding the museum, greeting and welcoming our visitors. How many can you find? — — Map (db m113967) HM
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m49459) HM
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m49521) HM
Over thousands of years, Native peoples have studied the moon as a guide for agricultural and ceremonial cycles. For the Powhatan, the month known as May was called the Corn Planting Moon. They kept time by noting the lunar cycles on notched sticks . . . — — Map (db m113954) HM
The museum doors—etched with sun symbols—open to the east and greet the rising sun as do many traditional Native homes. Most Native peoples honor the sun as a life-giver and calendar, instructing when to plant, harvest, and conduct ceremonies.
. . . — — Map (db m113963) HM
Four hundred years ago, the Chesapeake Bay region abounded in forests, meadows, wetlands, and croplands. The National Museum of the American Indian restores these environments and is home to more than 27,000 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants . . . — — Map (db m144387) HM
A popular commercial remedy and facial astringent used throughout the world, witchhazel was first harvested by Native peoples in the eastern United States. The Potawatomi and Mahican tribes used witchhazel as a sedative and as an astringent, and . . . — — Map (db m49647) HM
Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the Eighteenth Century father and the other the Nineteenth Century preserver of our nation, we honor those Twentieth Century Americans who took up the struggle during the Second World War and made . . . — — Map (db m4392) HM
National Museum of African Art, museum purchase with funds from Amelia Quist-Ogunlesi and Adebayo Ogunlesi, and the Sakana Foundation, 2016-11-1
Installed in collaboration with Smithsonian Gardens
Like a ship's sail, Wind Sculpture . . . — — Map (db m110782) HM
The Wish Tree series, begun in 1996, continues Ono's interactive art tradition by inviting visitors to whisper wishes to the tree. — — Map (db m113998) HM
Yoko Ono
American, b. Tokyo, Japan, 1933
Wish Tree for Washington, DC
2007
Live tree and mixed media
Gift of the artist, 2007 (07.6)
Yoko Ono has been a prolific artist and notable figure in the art world since the 1960s. . . . — — Map (db m205015) HM
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