国家广场

华盛顿国家广场是整个城市最著名的地方，这周围云集了美国的各种政府要害部门，各种建筑让人目不暇接，最著名的就是樱花，图为national mall 盛开的樱花。

华盛顿特区的景点大集。从一个博物馆到另一个博物馆的路上是大片的草坪和林间的小路，我们去的时候是刚刚下过雪的冬天，鸽子，松鼠一点也不怕人，和孩子们疯起来融洽得很。

整体一片是华盛顿的核心区，从国会山到林肯纪念堂，中间是大草坪，上面竖着华盛顿纪念碑，两边是各大博物馆。登上华盛顿纪念碑可以看全整个设计面和对称的风格

National Mall 是一个开放性公园，包括从林肯纪念堂和国会大厦，门票当然是免费的。也是很多电影的取景地，印象最深刻的就是Forrest Gump里的场景，所以也是美剧迷比到的地方

说实话，这次去看到整个Mall在修建，不外乎就是把泥土翻一翻，然后路修一下。看上去满屋烟瘴气的。可是大概也是要修一下的时候了。因为我从林肯纪念堂上面看过去，有些草地都光掉了。

走去越战纪念碑和林肯纪念堂及倒映池时，才发现原National Mall是个大公园。路上看到很多小松鼠。

说到华盛顿，大家联想到的就是林肯纪念堂、华盛顿纪念碑、白宫、二战纪念碑等一系列建筑，而这些都在National Mall，美国国家广场的周边。其实老实说，东西就是那些东西，各种建筑和雕塑而已，但人家的国家广场上不像我们的天安门一样人来人往，而美国的蓝天也比北京的灰天强上不少。

Rather chilly and austere this time of year but striking in it's balance and positioning. We are sorry to have missed the Cherry Blossoms that are just weeks away but glad for the relatively uncrowded spaces and museums. A good trade off. Be sure to get the parking app for your phone if you choose to drive around town. Very convenient and saved us a lot of moving of the car.

Fences, scaffolding and backhoes everywhere. We were able to walk around and see everything ok but don't expect it to look like in the movies.

we enjoyed the Mall, it is a great sight to see all of the monuments and the park service does a wonderful job taking care of the property. It is not a short walk, you should make sure you are wearing comfortable foot wear as the mall is over a mile from end to end.

I visited the national Mall on 4 March 2015. It was a rainy day with hailstorm. So naturally my visit was limited the museum. The mall was wet and plants and tree were barren. I visited the Indian museum for a long time. It was OK, but most of the artifacts seemed to be made up recently. They could have collected historical artifacts from real sites and preserve them rather making something even in 2005. I walked all the way to china town in 6th st from the mall. I was touring by my self so I have missed many things , no doubts.

The National Mall is an incredibly amazing place full of history, art and fun. Geographically it is a very large area; if you have the time- go to the Air and Space Museum, The Museum of American History and The Museum of Natural History (not to mention a tour of Capitol Hill). There are bikes you can rent around Washington- one stop is right at the Smithsonian Metro Stop. You can bike all around on a nice day- its not too far and it is just so beautiful! (Especially with the cherry blossoms in bloom in the mid/end of March I've heard!)

The best time of year to visit our nation's Capital in my opinion is late September when school is back in session and the crowds are low. The humidity is gone for the season and you can make your way around all of the monuments without becoming exhausted from the heat of the day. Your days are still long before daylight savings. All of the trees and still full and green. The next best time to visit is in mid May between all the spring break school groups and June summer crowds. This is a colorful season and just a little warmer than September. Please come visit!

Best part about the mall is that everything is FREE. You can easily walk to all the museums and attractions. It's well designed and pretty! Bring your camera! It's cool to see all the people going about their business in the government buildings. The metro is also easily accessible.

I walked from my hotel to the White House. Then continued to walk the National Mall. It's a long walk but it was a nice day out and the sense of history is awesome. Also the views and monuments make it worth doing.