LINCOLN MEMORIAL
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple. The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli brothers.
THE ALAMO
Alamo, (Spanish: “Cottonwood”) 18th-century Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., that was the site of a historic resistance effort by a small group of determined fighters for Texan independence (1836) from Mexico. Alamo Alamo © cbphoto/Fotolia Alamo Alamo © Photos.com/Thinkstock The building was originally the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, which had been founded between 1716 and 1718 by Franciscans.
ALCATRAZ ISLAND
A 15-minute ferry ride from San Francisco, California, takes visitors to Alcatraz Island. On this 22-acre island, you can visit the former fort and federal prison. Here, you can learn about military history and the infamous escapes from Alcatraz. The island also features exhibits on the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by American Indian activists and information about the island’s topography.
American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War was a complicated conflict that somehow Americans still can’t agree on today. The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia, attempts to tell the story of the Civil War from all sides of the battle. Voices from soldiers and civilians both Confederate and Union are represented.
Bunker Hill Monument
One of the first monuments in the United States, the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston, Massachusetts, is actually on Breed’s Hill, which is where the misnamed Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place. Here, you’ll hear a talk on why this costly British victory was a major turning point for the colonies during the Revolutionary War and can learn about the soldier’s weapon of choice, the musket.