4 Interesting Facts About the Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is one of the weirdest and coolest sites in Washington, DC. If you've taken a tour you've already heard the basic facts about this memorial to George Washington, but these are four obscure facts you might not know about.
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~Video Chapters~
0:00 Obscure facts about the Washington Monument
1:27 Not designed like a single obelisk
3:13 3 colors of stone
4:25 Aluminum at the top
5:31 Washington Monument vs. Eiffel Tower

[@theaveragejoe5781]

I like all 4, but 1 is my favorite. The initial design looks quite cool

[@jaclyns1121]

I just learned about the different stones watching an old episode of Aerial America last week lol… thanks for the fun facts!

[@TripHacksDC]

Love that show!

[@mrgillz3056]

Cool. I just finished biking in that area. I need to try and spot these things next time.

[@TripHacksDC]

Nice!

[@jorged316]

Loved our tour back in April. I remember you teaching us about the different colored stones. Can’t wait to go back.

[@TripHacksDC]

Thrilled to hear you're entertaining another trip.

[@kristim.9914]

First, thank you for such a wonderful tour of the monuments. It was a highlight of our trip and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Second, we visited the Washington monument this past Friday and went up to the top. I highly recommend getting advance tickets instead of waiting in line for same day tickets. It's well worth the $1. The observation deck is cool, but so is the small museum one floor below. My favorite part was being able to see the special state stones on the inside of the monument on the elevator ride down.

[@TripHacksDC]

Advance tickets for sure if you can get them! Thanks for joining me on tour!

[@juicy202]

I enjoyed that.

[@TripHacksDC]

Thanks JC!

[@shellowuy]

Great info

[@TripHacksDC]

Thanks!

[@D.N..]

This is very interesting historical information !! It's always fun to learn of the origins of these monuments! 🥀

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PixicsAdventure]

That is the osiris private area. They have obelisks all over the world.

[@dvferyance]

It was knocked down by a plane in a movie.