Washington DC

The museum also houses a portion of the Berlin Wall, and part of the broadcast tower that once graced the top of the World Trade Center. — Concierge

A deeply moving, wholly absorbing history lesson awaits visitors to this large museum-research complex, conceived "to commemorate the dead and to educate the living." — Michelin Guide

The Air & Space Museum is the most popular Smithsonian museum. — Lonely Planet

The most revered burial ground in the US, this vast military cemetery is one of the capital's most poignant sights. — Michelin Guide

Officially named the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the imposing Gothic-style edifice overlooking the city from its 57-acre site on Mount St. — Michelin Guide

“They say you're judged by the strength of your enemies”—James Bond, Quantum of Solace.  — Atlas Obscura

Since 2000, the giant pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, have been the zoo's most famous residents. — Fodor's

Dedicated in 2004, the monument that honours America’s "Greatest Generation" is a grandiose affair on a 7.4-acre plot. — Time Out

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.  — Atlas Obscura

Lose yourself in letters. — Not For Tourists

Anchoring the Mall's west end is the hallowed shrine to Abraham Lincoln, who gazes peacefully across the reflecting pool beneath his neoclassical Doric-columned abode. — Lonely Planet

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.  — Atlas Obscura

This beloved landmark closed after a rare but powerful 2011 earthquake in Virginia sent tremors that rattled the mighty monument, leaving visible cracks and structural damage. — Fodor's

America's "town green"—that might be the best short description of this fabled strip of Washington, D.C. It's the heart of almost every visitor's trip to Washington. — Fodor's

The sombre black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial have become a shrine, with pilgrims coming to touch the more than 58,000 names. — Time Out

This gem is found in the busy Penn Quarter of downtown D.C. It is my favorite place to bring visitors. — Afar Magazine

The White House has survived both fire and insults (Jefferson groused that it was 'big enough for two emperors, one Pope and the grand Lama'). — Lonely Planet

Among the exhibitions, America on the Move chronicles the changing ways Americans have got around a large country and how different modes of transport have transformed the nation. — Time Out

Established in 1862, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)... has housed the printing presses that create the circulating currency of the United States. — Travel + Leisure

An estate that encompasses an early-19th-century mansion-museum-research center, an art gallery-pavilion, a library, and nearly 16 acres of gorgeous gardens. — Frommer's