Four additional Smithsonian museums are located within a mile and a half (2.4 km) of the National Mall, and three other Smithsonian museums are in surrounding neighborhoods accessible by public ...

Tourists and locals flock to the National Mall every year to take in the cherry blossom blooms in the spring, visit the monuments, explore Smithsonian museums, take part in a school trip, or admire ...

Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith has estimated that there could be up to 50,000 attendees, and several roads will be ...

Upward of 40,000 people are expected to attend Vice President Kamala Harris’s closing remarks Tuesday evening at the ...

"Public space" is a legal terminology that tackles the notion of land ownership, suggesting that this type of parcel does not belong to anyone in particular, but to the state itself. Open, free ...

No trip to the District of Columbia is complete without a visit to the National Mall. The site of presidential inaugurations, historic protest marches and a brand-new Smithsonian museum ...

Stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol Building, the National Mall is a tree- and museum-lined grassy expanse that becomes the focal point of many tourists' DC sightseeing.

WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 300,000 people descended on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Tuesday to defend the Israeli war against Hamas — staging what was described as “the largest pro ...

The Marine Corps Marathon is back for its 49th year on Sunday, bringing 30,000 registered runners from around the world, plus ...

Thousands of runners are set to hit the ground running around some of the D.C.-area’s most iconic sights and landmarks this ...

One week before Election Day 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a "closing argument" speech to the American people from the National Mall. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Harris will take the ...