National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA
There’s a scene in “Saving Private Ryan” that absolutely wrecks me every time I watch the film. And I couldn’t keep that scene out of my head the day I visited this place.
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Warren G. Harding home
When I finally got around to visiting Harding’s home in Ohio I was reminded about the 29th president’s contrast with Abe Lincoln as well as my own long-standing ignorance of the Teapot Dome scandal.
War Correspondents Memorial Arch
Near Harpers Ferry is a large piece of masonry that represents something quite rare: a memorial specifically dedicated to the war correspondents and artists who covered the Civil War.
Lookout Mountain, TN
Point Park, on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee is known for its stunning views of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River, almost 2,000 feet below. It also has an amazing entrance, entirely built of […]
Jefferson Memorial
It’s funny the impact a memorial can have on you. Sometimes you see one portrayed in a book or TV show or film and, perhaps because of the context within which it was shown, and because it looks cool, it leaves a real impression in your mind. Then you forget all about it until, maybe years later, you see the memorial in person from a particular angle or in a particular way, and the mediated memories come flooding back.
Hyde Park and Val-Kill
FDR was one of America’s greatest presidents, and also one of the most controversial. I’d known that for a long time. What I hadn’t known for quite so long was the extent to which that controversy extended into the bedroom. I was reminded about that quite forcefully when I visited the president’s family home at Hyde Park, New York.
George Mason Memorial
The time I visited the George Mason Memorial I stumbled across it almost completely by accident. If there was ever a memorial in Washington, DC that seems like it was intended to be hidden from view, this is it. Just as well it’s so darned charming.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Fifty years on from its end, many of the wounds from the Vietnam War have finally started to heal. Perhaps surprisingly, given its early controversy, the memorial wall has helped that healing process along.
Dougie Does Monuments 