Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Washington, District of Columbia, US

Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is worth your time

A national memorial on the Tidal Basin featuring a towering granite sculpture of the civil rights leader and inscribed quotations. A moving stop for history and reflection.

• Category: monument
• Rated 4.9 by 8820 reviewers

More things to do in Washington

• National World War II Memorial
• Lincoln Memorial
• Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
• Founding Farmers DC
• Old Ebbitt Grill
• The Wharf DC

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