1. The best sunrise in the world happens right here in D.C.

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Source: Flickr user Jason ox4

Lincoln memorial sunrise

2. Where every morning feels like the first day of Spring…

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Source: Flickr user: Ron Cogswell

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial

3. And winter brings a snow covered wonderland

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Sun Set on the Tidal Basin

Source: Flickr user terren in Virginia

4. You’ll inevitably feel awe when standing under the Capitol Rotunda

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Capitol Rotunda

Source: Flickr user Mike Deerkoski

5. We’re home to the most famous “home” in America…

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White House

Source: Flickr user Francisco Diez

6. Who wouldn’t want to call this place home?

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GeorgeTown Houses By The C&O Canal

7. So is it any surprise that people flock here by the thousands?

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National Mall

Source: Google Images

8. To celebrate our nation

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4th July in Washington DC

Source: Flickr user dpbirds

9. And remember those who risked their lives for it

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Source: Wiki commons user DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Meneguin, U.S. Air Force

Lincoln Memorial

10. We take time to pause and reflect

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Source: Flickr user Randy Pertiet

Lincoln Memorial

11. Because we respect our history

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Source: Flickr user Tim Evanson

Smithsonian

12. And we honor those who have risked their lives for it…

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Source: Flickr user Ingrid Truemper

Korean War memorial. Washington, D.C.

13. Across the decades

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Source: Flickr user Josh

Iwo Jima

14. In the brightness of day

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Source: Flickr user Ron Cogswell

National World War II Memorial

15. And in the brightness of night

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Source: Flickr user David

National World War II Memorial

16. And we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation

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Source: Flickr user Pablo Castro

Arlington Cemetery

17. They will never be forgotten

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Source: Flickr user Chris Waits

Vietnam War Memorial

18. The architecture here is as beautiful…

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Source: Flickr user Pedro Szekely

Luce Center

19. And as epic inside…

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Source: Flickr user Paul Arps

Inside the Library of Congress

20. As it is outside

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Source: Flickr user Robert Lyle Bolton

Smithsonian Castle & Parterre

21. Washington D.C. is wild place

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Source: Flickr user pelican

Lion in the National zoological park

22. Sometimes it’s serious

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Source: Flickr user Eric Kilby

Bald Eagle in the National zoological park

23. Other times it’s silly

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Source: Flickr user ann-dabney

Tai Shan in the National zoological park

24. But our ideals remain high

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Source: Flickr user Phil Roeder

Supreme Court of the United States

25. Sky high

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Source: Flickr user www.GlynLowe.com

Marine One

26. There’s nothing quite like Capitol Hill in Autumn…

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Source: Flickr User Anthony Quintano

Capitol Hill

27. It’s impossible not to “Fall” in love with Washington D.C.

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Source: Flickr user Ron Cogswell

The National Mall Washington

28. The smell of cherry blossoms inevitably makes you feel at home.

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Source: Flickr user Voc Efx

Cherry blossoms at West Potomac Park

29. Inn our hearts we know there’s no place like home.

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Source: Flickr user Randy Pertiet

Jefferson Memorial

30. And we wouldn’t trade places with anyone else

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Sunset at Lincoln Memorial

Source: 500px

Feature Image Source: Flickr user Ted Eytan

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