When Robert E. Lee left the Union army to lead the Confederate army, his sumptuous estate was converted into a cemetery – Arlington National Cemetery, and he was never able to return. His home, still on the grounds of the cemetery, has been maintained as a monument in honor to him and his family. When President Abraham Lincoln attended the theater one night in April of 1865, he was shot to death. Now the Ford Theater is open to the public for education as well as for theater presentations. These are just two examples of the wide range of historic buildings maintained and open for visitors in the DC area.
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- A Arlington House
- B Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- C Dumbarton House
- D Ford's Theater
- E Mount Vernon Estate
- F Old Ebbitt Grill
- G Old Stone House
- H Sewall-Belmont House
- I The Pentagon
