The Washington Monument lights went out on Sunday, leading officials to try and figure out why. "The exterior lights of the Washington Monument are currently out," the National Park Service tweeted on ...

Baltimore's Washington Monument in Mount Vernon was illuminated Thursday evening during the annual holiday lighting ceremony ...

The Washington Monument will remain closed for a second day after a dramatic lightning strike caught on video. Repairs to the monument were ongoing on Tuesday after the obelisk was hit by lightning ...

One of Donald Trump's top supporters says he wants the Washington Monument removed from the National Mall the way ISIS terrorists destroyed temples of religious idols, contradicting Trump's claims ...

Tickets for Wednesday's reopening sold out in 90 seconds. After being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Washington Monument reopens Wednesday with limited capacity. “For the most part, it ...

Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs for ...

A man was taken into custody after the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with paint, authorities said. U.S. Park Police reported Tuesday evening that the area around the base of ...

A long-standing Baltimore holiday tradition was renewed on Thursday with the annual lighting of the city's Washington ...

The Washington Monument was closed Monday and is expected to remain closed Tuesday after being struck by lightning over the weekend. Officials with the National Park Service said in a Twitter message ...