Images

In this view from the Washington Monument, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the department in which the U.S. Geological Survey resides, can be seen in the center of the image.

In this view from the Washington Monument, the White House and the Ellipse may be seen in the center of the image.

The Washington Monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, commemorates the first president of the United States. The monument was damaged in the 2011 Virginia earthquake, but has since been repaired.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is made of predominantly of marble. It sits in the National Mall.

In this view from the Washington Monument, the German-American Friendship Garden may be seen in the center of the image. The garden features plants native to both Germany and the United States.

A view east along the National Mall to the U.S. Capitol. The various Smithsonian Institution museums can be seen on either side of the Mall.

The Washington Monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss, commemorates the first president of the United States. It is the tallest stone structure, and is made of two kinds of marble due to a gap in funding. The monument was damaged in the 2011 Virginia earthquake, but has since been repaired.

In this view from the Washington Monument, the Old Post Office Pavillion can be seen in the center of the image, surrounded by the red-roofed Federal office-buildings of the Federal Triangle.

The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the residents of DC that served in the First World War. It's made of marble and concrete and sits in the National Mall.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is made of predominantly of marble. It sits in the National Mall.

The Jefferson Memorial sits on the edge of the Tidal Basin and is made of marble.

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from Thunder Hole.

The Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is currently owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and is the only lighthouse on Mount Desert Island.

The seaside at Bass Harbor Head, just below the lighthouse, looking out into the Gulf of Maine

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

Old Soaker island can be seen from the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park.

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A sailboat sails in the Gulf of Maine beyond a granite outcropping at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

Several bayberry (morella caroliniensis) bushes in Acadia National Park. Bayberry shrubs produce fruits that are not technically berries, but rather a type of fruit called a drupe.

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.