The Washington Monument was lit for the 54th time Thursday in Mount Vernon. The Baltimore tradition included, music, food, and chilly weather. Twenty-eight strands of lights and 12,800 bulbs are used ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep explores the Trump administration's portrayal of 250 years of U.S history captured on the Washington ...

The Washington Monument has always been the quiet constant of the National Mall. It shows up in the background of history ...

For the first time ever, the Washington Monument will be illuminated on all four sides with a large-scale projection light show beginning on New Year’s Eve.

The grand finale of the New Year’s display on the Washington Monument comes with some parking restrictions and street ...

There is nowhere to hide at the base of the Washington Monument. And so, on the early-early morning of New Years Eve, a ...

President Trump said construction of his Triumphal Arch begins in two months. President Donald Trump's plans for wide-scale celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday begin on New Year's ...

The Washington Monument will transform on New Year’s Eve into the "world’s tallest birthday candle in honor of our Nation’s 250th birthday," according to the national Freedom 250 organization. The ...

View from the Washington Monument spots White House East Wing demolition progression Video captured from the Washington Monument shows construction crews working to prepare the location for the White ...

It’s going to be lit. The Washington Monument will double as a giant birthday candle on New Year’s Eve to kick off the yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Freedom 250, a nonprofit ...