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listed in the order in which they died, chiseled into the dark wall. It's a subtle, but pro-
found monument - and all the more surprising as it was designed by 21-year-old under-
graduate student Maya Lin in 1981.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
MONUMENT
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.nps.gov/kwvm
;
10 Daniel French Drive SW; Foggy Bottom-GWU)
The elaborate
memorial depicts a patrol of ghostly steel soldiers marching by a wall of etched faces
from that conflict; seen from a distance, the images on the wall form the outline of the
Korean mountains.
National WWII Memorial
MONUMENT
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.wwiimemorial.com
; 17th St; Smithsonian)
Occupying one end of the Reflect-
ing Pool (and, controversially, the center of the Mall - the only war memorial to have
that distinction), the National WWII Memorial honors the 400,000 Americans who died
in the war, along with the 16 million US soldiers who served during the conflict. Stirring
quotes are sprinkled about the monument.
Corcoran Gallery
MUSEUM
( 202-639-1704;
www.corcoran.org
;
cnr 17th St & New York Ave NW; adult/child $10/free;
10am-5pm Wed-Sun, to 9pm Thu; Farragut West)
DC's oldest art museum, the Corcoran
Gallery has had a tough time standing up to the free, federal competition around the
block, but this hasn't stopped it from maintaining one of the most eclectic exhibitions in
the country.
THE CAPITAL REGION IN…
One Week
Follow a version of the two-day DC itinerary and spend a day exploring underrated
Baltimore
before heading to Maryland's gorgeous
Eastern Shore
and the
Delaware beaches
. Head south to cross over the Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel
and time-warp through Virginia's history: visit the nation's birthplace at
Jamestown
and take a wander through the 18th century at
Williamsburg
, followed
by the nation's post-Civil War reconciliation at
Appomattox Court House
. Swing
