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Washington Monument & Museum
Categories: Landmarks & Historical Buildings, Museums [Edit]
609 Washington PlBaltimore, MD 21264
(410) 396-1049
- Good for Kids:
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3 reviews for Washington Monument & Museum
50 Flags. Flowing free....(http://www.yelp.com/bi...). We all know what that means.
The Monument which also offers a view from the top of the huge pillar (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) for a suggested donation of $1. That can't be beat. If you like stairs of course. There is no elevator and this place is huge!!!
In the Middle of the National Mall with superb views to the East of the White House (http://www.yelp.com/bi...). To the West is the Lincoln Memorial (http://www.yelp.com/bi...), you really get an idea of just how far you have walked.
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Although my legs were screaming in pain for a good few days afterwards, I recommend checking out this monument. There's something like 238 stairs up to the top, but once you get up there, the views are amazing. The only downside is that the staircase is extremely narrow and there's not much room once you're at the top. But it's historical, it's beautiful, and it's well worth it.
The reason I decided to Yelp this specific monument was because of the guy who works there. He is awesome! Such a big smile and a friendly laugh. He seemed so happy to be there, answered questions, took pictures for us, and just made the experience that much better. He let us walk out onto the section that is a few stories up to get some awesome pictures of the near-by church and the cityscsape. AND he even gave me a courtesy laugh when I got to the bottom of the monument and said "you should donate a $1 to US for climbing those stairs!" Apparently everyone says that to him but he didn't get annoyed for hearing it for probably the 1,000th time.
Thanks for that.
So I got a good workout, saw something historic, and got a laugh...what more do you need?
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It still amazed me how few of Baltimore's residents have actually been to the top of the Washington Monument. It's free (well, $1 suggested donation, but I've never seen anyone pay) and the views are superb. It seems like the gates at the top are to keep you from going out on the ledge, although one typically is open, offering you access to walk around, just below the statue, with an amazing view of the city. Definitely not for the acrophobic or claustrophobic.
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