WASHINGTON – As the public demand for new museums increases, the Smithsonian Institution’s chief says his top priority is getting on top of a huge maintenance backlog at the world’s largest museum and research complex before he considers expanding. Smithsonian…
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Workers tackle strange substance that has dirtied Jefferson Memorial
WASHINGTON – One hundred and twenty-nine feet above the ground, the dome of the Jefferson Memorial yields panoramic views of the White House, Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial from across the Tidal Basin. But these views are not accessible…
Here’s the national park Twitter presence President Trump has directed to cease
President Donald Trump’s direction that the Interior Department temporarily cease social media communication put the brakes this week on a set of popular accounts managed by America’s National Park Service sites, though some were tweeting again by Friday.
Photo gallery: The Women’s March on Washington
Thousands of demonstrators participated in the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.
Washington’s Cherry Trees Bloom in Eastern “Heat Wave”
Visitors at the National Mall are seeing a familiar sight at an unusual time of the year, as the recent rash of warm weather in the area has led to a second bloom for some cherry trees.
Pope’s Speech to Congress Brings Hundreds To the National Mall
Visitors from across the country gathered at the National Mall on Thursday to hear Pope Francis’ unprecedented address to a joint session of Congress.
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