America’s Armed Forces of World War II
Ranger Talk, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will view the bronze time-line panels and photos of...
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America’s Armed Forces of World War II
May 26, 2012
free
1942: America at War
1942: America at War
Bike Tour, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Learn about the Holocaust, the Japanese American experience, the U.S. Navy’s actions in...
May 26, 2012
free
Subterranean War - Tunnel Warfare during the Vietnam War
Subterranean War - Tunnel Warfare during the Vietnam War
Ranger Talk, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.,
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May 25, 2012
free
Women of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Women of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Ranger Talk, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Many women served with bravery and distinction in the Vietnam War....
May 23, 2012
free
Your Right to Have an Opinion about Washington...the City, Not the President!
Your Right to Have an Opinion about Washington...the City, Not the President!
Walking Tour, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
A short walking tour...
May 23, 2012
free
Untold Stories Of Stalin’s Victims
Untold Stories Of Stalin’s Victims
Ranger Talk, 8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Joseph Stalin had a lot of people killed during his regime....
May 22, 2012
free
Merchant Marine in World War II
Merchant Marine in World War II
Ranger Talk, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.,
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May 22, 2012
free
The U.S. Navy in World War Two
The U.S. Navy in World War Two
Ranger Talk, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Explore the crucial role the U.S. Navy played in World War Two....
May 20, 2012
free
What the Tower Saw: Women and the Vote
What the Tower Saw: Women and the Vote
Walking Tour, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Old Post Office Tower has witnessed many things,...
May 20, 2012
free
Unexplored Tales of the City
Unexplored Tales of the City
Bike Tour, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
In a city full of colossal and iconic memorials, many statues, urns, and symbols of...
May 20, 2012
free
Long Live the Revolution
Long Live the Revolution
Walking Tour, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Please join us for a walking tour of the revolutionary ideas that link the memorials to...
May 19, 2012
free
"A City Beautiful" Bike Tour
June 24, 1:00 p.m. - "A City Beautiful" Bike Tour
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the most recent of the park's pillars representing America’s contribution to the journey of...
June 24, 2012
free
"The Women Artists" Bike Tour
June 17, 1:00 p.m. - "The Women Artists" Bike Tour
Women artists who contributed to the park include Gertrude Whitney, Evelyn Longman, Maya Lin, Glenna Goodacre, Wendy Ross and...
June 17, 2012
free
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
June 10, 3:00 p.m. - "The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial"
Lawrence Halprin's memorial broke the grip of the neoclassical style on park architecture and reminded us that no...
June 10, 2012
free
The Lincoln Memorial
June 3, 3:00 p.m. - "The Lincoln Memorial"
The McMillan Commission members that envisioned an expanded park in 1901 and the artists of the Lincoln Memorial that would be its...
June 3, 2012
free
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
May 20, 3:00 p.m. - "The Thomas Jefferson Memorial"
The New Deal gave us the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. John Russell Pope designed it to impart the founder's message to us to...
May 20, 2012
free
The Washington Monument
May 13, 3:00 p.m. - "The Washington Monument"
The Continental Congress resolved to build a monument to Washington in the new city. L’Enfant made it the city’s centerpiece and Robert Mills designed the...
May 13, 2012
free
The L'Enfant and McMillan Federal City Plans
May 6, 3:00 p.m. "The L'Enfant and McMillan Federal City Plans"
Peter L'Enfant and the McMillan Plan envisioned a "City Beautiful" with a public park as its core, to inspire...
May 6, 2012
free
America’s Armed Forces of World War II
America’s Armed Forces of World War II
Ranger Talk, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will view the bronze time-line panels and photos of the people,...
May 19, 2012
free
Chillin’ with a Ranger
Chillin’ with a Ranger
Walking Tour, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Avoid the brutal Washington heat and learn about some of the city’s sites and...
May 19, 2012
free
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