Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maya Lin's black granite wall, cut into the ground with the names of more than 58,000 Americans. Visitors touch the names and make rubbings of them.
- Open
- Always open
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- 5 Henry Bacon Dr NW, Washington, DC 20002Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Foggy Bottom-GWU station; a short walk from the Lincoln Memorial.
Why Go
Lin was a 21-year-old student when she won the design competition in 1981. The polished stone reflects you as you read, and people leave letters and flowers along its length. Nearby are the Three Soldiers statue and the Vietnam Women's Memorial.
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