Saturday Night Full Moon Walk: National Mall Monuments & Memorials (FREE)
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Meet people - see places - learn things - have fun - with our famous full moon walk!
Washington DC's monuments and memorials on the National Mall are spectacular in the evening, and even more so during a full moon. Since July's full moon falls on a Saturday it's a perfect time for an evening walk with familiar and new friends from our Meetup group.
Our walk will start at the base of the Washington Monument, east side, and then cover approximately 3 miles past DC's most famous monuments and memorials. We will stop briefly at the Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln Memorials for photo/bathroom breaks.
Heat Advisory: With the summer weather expected to be hot and humid please bring bottled water or other fluids to keep hydrated. There are very minimal, sometimes no opportunities to obtain water/fluids (either through drinking fountains or purchase) along our route!
Meet New People: We’ll have a good-sized group and it’s hard to remember people’s names. Therefore, we’ll bring blank name tags and pens and each person can write their name and “dream” vacation - example: “Robert – Hawaii/Europe.”
Meetup start time = 7:15 pm for group "icebreaker" introductions
Sunset = 8:35 pm
Moonrise = 8:10 pm
Walk end time = approximately 9:30 pm at the WWII Memorial (but depends how fast we go).
Itinerary
Washington Monument
The Tidal Basin
Jefferson Memorial (10-minute photo/restroom break)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (10-minute photo/restroom break)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Korean War Memorial
Lincoln Memorial (10-minute photo/restroom break)
Vietnam War Memorial
World War II Memorial
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Event Information - Please Read Carefully!
Registration: FREE
Weather: The event will take place light rain or shine. If it’s on the calendar, then we’re proceeding as planned.
Heat Advisory: With the summer weather expected to be hot and humid please bring bottled water or other fluids to keep hydrated. There are very minimal, sometimes no opportunities to obtain water/fluids (either through drinking fountains or purchase) along our route!
Metro Station: The two closest Metro stations are Smithsonian and Federal Triangle.
Parking: There is free and paid parking throughout the area - however, please note time limits and restrictions.
Meeting Point: The base of the Washington Monument, east side.
Meet New People: We’ll have a good-sized group and it’s hard to remember people’s names. Therefore we’ll bring blank name tags and pens and each person can write their name and “dream” vacation - example: “Robert – Hawaii/Europe.”
Ending Point: World War II Memorial
Post-Event: TBD
Photo Contest: Upload your best/favorite pictures to out Meetup event page for your chance to win a FREE Amazon gift card.
Additional Questions: Anything that can’t be answered by the above event description, Google, or common sense please let us know.
This event is hosted by our flagship Meetup group: Washington, DC History & Culture
https://www.meetup.com/dchistoryandculture/
We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
202-821-6325
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