If it weren't for Earthquake damage from a year or so ago, I'd recommend the Washington Monument, the only guided tour in DC open really late, like 11 pm late. It still has a manually operated elevator, and if they're ever able to get it repaired like it's supposed to be, a really interesting series of memorabilia on the stairs down. Perils of it being a free-standing bit of masonry.
Be aware that if you go at night and take pictures of the Lincoln Memorial, there's a tendency for flash photography to radically change the expression on the statue.
He's supposed to be brooding, but flash photos can make him look startled.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
Be aware that if you go at night and take pictures of the Lincoln Memorial, there's a tendency for flash photography to radically change the expression on the statue.
He's supposed to be brooding, but flash photos can make him look startled.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll