1. Historical Places
Completed in 1885 after nearly 40 years of toil, the 555-foot, 5 and 1/8-inch Washington Monument was the world's tallest structure for five years, when it was surpassed by Paris' Eiffel Tower. ... Monticello is the only house in America on the United Nations' prestigious World Heritage List of sites that must be protected at all costs. Visitors today often think of Monticello as an architectural masterpiece, as the site of some of the most beautiful gardens in America, or as a historic monument to Thomas Jefferson. ...
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