Today was raining so I trained out to the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. the trees were much larger than last time and all red in fall colours. After that I walked up to the Air Force Memorial, then back to Arlington Cemetery and Iwo Jima Memorial. then back into the Mall to see a few more.
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial, Air Force Memorial and Arlington
Blue or Yellow Metro Line get you to Pentagon Station (not Pentagon City). Exit and head R, don’t go inside unless you applied 2 weeks ago for a tour, go outside (up escalators) and follow signs around to the R to 9/11 Memorial. Photos are allowed inside the memorial, nowhere else, people are watching and if you have a 1200mm zoom lens pointing at the building expect a few questions. The memorial is outside the place where the plane hit the building.
The Air Force Memorial is visible from the Pentagon Carpark, I just walked towards it, there are roadworks going on so it may be different soon but the access comes off Southgate Rd, Arlington Cemetery is on the opposite side of the road. The memorial is like 3 planes doing a missing man flypast, there are a few monuments and restrooms there as well.
Arlington Cemetery has its own Metro Stop on the Blue Line, follow the signs, You need to do Security. Inside are many famous Americans, The Kennedy’s Grave, The Unknown Soldier, Robert Lees House, its huuge. You can walk around or take a small train thing and hop on and off for extra $.
After exiting Arlington veer R, instead of walking back to Metro, and follow the pathway to the Netherlands Carillion. Then from there it’s a short walk to the famous Iwo Jima Marine Memorial. To get back, walk back to Arlington Metro or forward to Rosslyn Metro, where the big buildings are.
Washington Memorials
In the city, mainly along the Mall are many memorials. They include World War 2 Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool, Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jnr Memorial, Tidal Basin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Signers Memorial amongst others. Also you have the White House, the other Smithsonians and The Capitol Building.
Oldest Guy at one end
His Birth Year
His bench - faces the Pentagon as he was on the plane
Red trees, note benches going both ways.
Youngest Girl
She was on the plane as well...lots of toys etc on hers
Her Family is listed underneath
You can see the new bit where it hit.
Entrance Memorial
There is also a Memorial and Chapel Inside the Pentagon, which I have seen previously, but no photographs are allowed indoors, except for the fake podium in the Tour Waiting Room.