Photo Gallery

Parkway Places

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The parkway is a ceremonial route lined with monuments and memorials.

Seasons on the Parkway

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Landscape architects share their favorite spots along the parkway.

Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt I...

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In the 1930s, landscape architects transformed Mason’s Island from neglected, overgrown farmland into Theodore Roosevelt Island, a memorial to America’s 26th president. They conceived a “real forest” designed to mimic the natural forest that once covered the island. Today miles of trails through wooded uplands and swampy bottomlands honor the legacy of a great outdoorsman and conservationist.

Fort Hunt Picnic Areas

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Five picnic areas are available by reservation, each with a different set of facilities.

Decorative Elements of Memoria...

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Neo-classicism reigns on Memorial Bridge. Architects from the firm McKim, Meade, and White chose decorative elements from the ancient Greek and Roman world that evoke honor and unity.

Damselflies

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These wispy, delicate adult damselflies are a far cry from the sleek, ferocious nymphs they once were.

Springtails

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These tiny arthropods use a tail like body part to fling themselves into the air when alarmed.

Hymenoptera

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Parasites and even hyperparasites: these wasps all rely on other insects to host their young. Many have been used to control insects that are considered garden pests.

Dragonflies

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With their bulging eyes, transparent wings, and gaping jaws, dragonflies are built to feed--voraciously--on midges and flies.

Bees

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Fuzz-covered, jewel-toned bodies and and complex eyes give these insects a look full of attitude.

Memorials on Memorial Avenue

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In 1923 William Mitchell Kendall planned a tree-lined boulevard, called the “Avenue of Heroes,” that would link Memorial Bridge to Arlington National Cemetery. Seven memorials have been installed, and two sites remain.

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

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Based on an iconic image of the second flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II, the US Marine Corps War Memorial is dedicated to "the Marine dead of all wars and their comrades of other services who fell fighting beside them."

Battle of Iwo Jima

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Images from Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic by Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley, USMC (published in 1954 by the Historical Branch of HQMC)

Ceremonies at the Marine Corps...

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The parade ground in front of the memorial and the ceremonies that take place on it help to honor the Marine Corps heritage. Sunset Parades, promotion and retirement ceremonies, and a commemoration of the Marine Corps's "birthday" all take place here.