2007-10-30 08:40:55 · 7 answers · asked by veruh.neicy 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
monuments ON THE EAST COAST*
2007-10-30 08:41:16 · update #1
Smithsonian Institute. Specially if I had the time!
Capitol Hill. Just to see it and be in it - all that history surrounding you at once!
Guggenheim Museum, New York city.
Charleston, South Carolina. Walk of city with Civil War emphasis - including the 54th Massachussetts battle, surrender of the city, etc.
Key West, Southernmost Point in the USA.
2007-10-30 08:53:53 · answer #1 · answered by whimwinkle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a chance to visit the Gettysburg site, a few years back. I still regret that I only had a few hours to spend there. I had time to take a guided, bus tour, which proved a very good way to get an overview of the site, and a brief history of the battle.
But, in passing, I reaized how much I had to miss because of my brief visit. Given the time and money, I could see myself spending, at least, a full week, walking the monuments, touching the walls of the, still living, city where this tremendous loss of life occured. Gettysburg was a turning point in the war, and a watershed moment in this nation's history.
It is a unique place, where, both, the losers and the victors, in battle, are honored for their sacrafice, each side fighting for what they all believed was a "just" cause.
My second choice would be to visit all the buildings of the Smithsonian, and, the National Air and Space Museum. I have a deep, amateur interest in the sciences.
2007-10-30 08:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Washington Monument
2. Yorktown
3. Gettysburg
4. Fort Ticonderoga
5. Appomattox
2007-10-30 08:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by ebedsworth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Washington Monument
2. Yorktown
3. Gettysburg
4. Parris Island
5. Appomattox
2007-10-30 09:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by Reid08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lincoln Memorial - because it is such a symbol of freedom for this country.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia - because that was where our country was born
Jamestown, Virginia - to understand the first europeans who came here
Ellis Island, New York - to understand the many waves of immigrants who came to this country.
Cherokee, North Carolina - for a reminder that someone was already here.
Battle sites don't do it for me as much, but I do agree about Gettysburg.
2007-10-30 09:07:36 · answer #5 · answered by julie travelcaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Independence Hall -sneak over to Valley Forge
Appomattox Court House - visit Antietam enroute to
Gettysburg
Jamestown
Ellis island
2007-10-30 09:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
washington dc
2007-10-30 09:06:22 · answer #7 · answered by surfergrrl101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋