In a town full of monuments, there’s one that stands above them all. Paul Goldberger, professor of design and architecture at the New School in New York, calls the Washington Monument, in our nation’s ...

The Washington Monument is not empty inside. Its interior contains thick stone walls, a central stairway, and an elevator shaft added later. Construction began in 1848 but stalled for decades due to ...

The Washington Monument closed to the public on Friday after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who recently visited the obelisk at the heart of the U.S. capital, tested positive for coronavirus. A ...

The first moon landing will be displayed on screens nearby. Houston, we have a celebration. To honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...