Famous Washington DC Monuments AT NIGHT

You may have heard the advice to "see the monuments at night" when you visit Washington DC - but what do they really look like after dark? Take a walk with me as I show you what the Washington Monument, WWII Memorial and Lincoln Memorial are like after midnight.

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0:00 Washington DC after midnight
0:17 Washington Monument at night
7:36 WWII Memorial at night
13:54 Walking the National Mall at night
22:22 Lincoln Memorial at night

[Cenlalowell]

Beautiful shot I'm heading there in June. I will use you for s tour

[irishmakbeth]

I am making a trip to the US in september and your videos are the reason I added 4 nights in DC to the trip. This tour was actually one of the big ones on my list. Also, the thing with the red lights is an Aircraft warning light and it must be on any building over 200 feet. Interestingly this is why the buildings at the Disney Parks use forced perspective to seem taller but max out at 198 feet.

[mevjen]

You've got us stoked and very excited , hope to see you mid February

[evancortez]

one time I was walking around the reflecting pool at night and it was so dark I fell into the reflecting pool - not the reflecting pool itself but this little pool between the reflecting pool and the WWII memorial. It was so dark and the water was so still I thought it was solid floor so I decided to walk across, only to find out it was water

[sincerelyvali]

Thank you so much for this informative video! You’ve convinced me to do a night tour of these monuments on my visit 🙌😊

[dr.baotran]

Thank you for the great info. I will be in DC next week.

[skybluejay]

Another great video Rob, I really didn’t expect to see so many people around so late at night but as you say, the views are stunning.

Although we didn’t walk around at night, we did feel very safe in D.C. with Clare also commenting that she would have no problem walking around on her own! She wouldn’t do that at home that’s for sure

[debbieroberts]

200 ft I think is the height where structures are required to have blinking light as you put it. It’s why Cinderella’s castle is only 189 ft tall so they wouldn’t have to put a blinking light atop.

Thanks for the video!

[kaialabi]

The monuments look stunning at night. Great video as usual!

[gabrielcordova]

Incredible! Thanks for this and all of your videos, Rob. I have seen quite a few of them and they have been very helpful.

[Andyj]

I was there at the start of August 2022. At 8am they were very few tourists, more people running.

[juliawhite]

We will be visiting in late December and will be there for New Years. Very excited as none of us have gone before. Ive binge watched most of your channel. I know DC is not a "New Years" destination, but are there events for families for New Years?

[taegukki]

Hey dude, are you going to be doing a video on public transportation while the yellow line is under construction? For example, I’ll be going to mt Vernon from DC while the line is down and I think I’ve figured it out finally, but could definitely help others who may be stuck!

[JCan]

Hi thanks for the video. Big help for my upcoming trip to the city. I am surprised how many ppl are out at monuments at midnight; more than I expected. What are the transportation options at that hour? I see scooters and bicycles. What else?

[eileenmlee]

Hi Rob! I am planning a spring break trip to DC for my family and binging your channel. Your videos are super helpful, even for someone who has been to DC twice before. Wondering if you have any thoughts about one thing: My 9 year-old wants to see the monuments at night. We will definitely be seeing them all by day as well, but I am worried about navigating amongst the school groups at night and also about how long it will take to see the monuments all over again after dark, especially since we have a 3 year-old who will probably turn tired/cranky an hour into the attempt. Thinking about trying to find an evening river cruise to see them from a distance instead. Good idea? Terrible idea? Would it be better to just stick with the big three monuments and blitz them on foot? Thanks again for all the great videos!

[Crazygirl]

That’s a lot of people for the time of day. Is it during a weekday?

[hey.junebug]

I'm going to DC next week!! Sooo excited! I have a question. Do they usually wear masks these days?