On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:02:40 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Whenever we have guests who've not seen the sights in DC, we always start with a
visit at night. The Capitol, monuments, White House, etc, are nicely very nicely lit
up. The Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial and Vietnam Memorial are especially
beautiful at night. And, parking is readily available to visit those.

That whole Federal Triangle area and south is well patrolled and
generally safe. That is where all of the monuments are anyway and very
pleasant on a warm evening. On cold nights, the steam grates tend to
collect homeless people.