The Stone Pulled From the Mountain

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington

3 min story8-stop walk

The story

You're standing in West Potomac Park on the edge of the Tidal Basin, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

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Washington · 8 stops · 2 h 4 min · 4.2 mi

1
U.S. Capitol, West Front
The Congress That Had to RunPhoto: United_States_Capitol_-_west_front.jpg: Architect of the Capitol derivative work: O.J. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
2
Smithsonian Castle
A Castle for a Man Who Never CamePhoto: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3
Washington Monument
The Line Where the Money Ran OutPhoto: Iswzo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
World War II Memorial
Fifty-Six Pillars, One Veteran's QuestionPhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A Circle No One Has CarvedPhoto: David J. Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6
Lincoln Memorial
Who Got to Sit Up FrontPhoto: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7You're here
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
The Stone Pulled From the MountainPhoto: Rachel Hendrix (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
8
Jefferson Memorial
Chained to the Cherry TreesPhoto: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.