National Mall

As Sunday’s temperatures rose and the sun beamed down, thousands of people grabbed their yoga mats and took to the Lincoln Memorial for Yoga on the Mall.

With the ground saturated by rainwater, a mulberry tree near the Washington Monument fell over this week. Shortly after the images of the more than century-old tree laying on its side landed on social media, mourning and remembrances…

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said she opposes President Trump’s plan to put himself at the center of a redesigned Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital, expressing concerns about what could be major logistical changes and…

The National Park Service is still deciding how to save a white mulberry tree near the Washington Monument that uprooted last weekend after heavy rains.

One day around 1890, the seed of a white mulberry tree, perhaps borne from the droppings of a passing bird, fell on the grounds of the newly dedicated Washington Monument.

A white mulberry tree, which predates the 1885 dedication of the nearby Washington Monument, has toppled because of saturated ground.

The felled mulberry tree “predates the dedication of the Washington Monument,” per the Park Service

A ice cream truck by the National Mall was engulfed in flames at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

Hoping to take family and friends to the top of the Washington Monument this summer? Tell them to push off their visit until the end of the season.

The reopening of Washington Monument, scheduled for this spring, has been delayed because of the discovery of possibly contaminated underground soil, the National Park Service said Monday.

The Washington Monument will open in August, after having been closed for three years.

A $15 million memorial will open next year in Washington to honor Native American military service members and veterans, more than two decades after planning began.

Every year on the Fourth of July, hundreds of thousands of people converge on the National Mall for a celebration of America’s independence from Great Britain. There is music. There are fireworks. There are celebrities and families and…

In an announcement that appeared to catch many off guard, President Trump on Sunday promised a Fourth of July celebration on the Mall this summer like no other, complete with a presidential address, fireworks and entertainment — in a city…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll host a July Fourth celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. And though the event he’s calling “A Salute to America” is months away, he’s boasting it’ll be one of the city’s biggest…

The pairing of five never-before-seen Glenn Ligon paintings with wallpaper by Andy Warhol is practically an essay about the National Mall.

The National Mall and Memorial Parks in D.C. will resume normal operations Sunday, The National Park Service announced Saturday. The National Zoo will reopen on Tuesday, along with other Smithsonian museums affected by the partial…

WASHINGTON — Some people get excited when they wake up to a fresh blanket of snow. They dream of making snow angels, building snowmen or even just watching the flakes fall from the warmth of their home.