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Washington DC Landmarks Mapped

The White House, the Capitol building, and a certain monument are some of the most famous landmarks in Washington DC and they’re in good company. The United States capital is named for Columbia, the female national personification of the U.S., and George Washington (the district’s oldest landmark also bears the first president’s name).

It’s also one of the most visited cities in the U.S. This may be due to the over one hundred landmarks in the district.

In celebration of when DC was officially incorporated as a city on May 3, 1802, we’re highlighting all of its national landmarks past, present, and future: parks, memorials, and monuments (including the White House, Supreme Court Building, and the United States Capitol) on the map below.

View Washington D.C. Landmarks in a full screen map

Types of Landmarks in Washington DC

The District of Columbia is home to 103 national landmarks, most of which are dedicated to events or people in American history. This includes the buildings of the three branches of U.S. government: the Capitol, White House, and Supreme Court, all of which are current national historic landmarks. There are 72 more DC landmarks in the same category, along with seven other sortable types on the map:

  • Current National Historic Landmarks (75)
    • Moved National Historic Landmarks (1)
  • Current National Memorials (12)
    • Future National Memorials (4)
    • Other National Memorials (3)
  • National Historic Sites (5)
  • National Monuments (2)
  • National Historical Parks (1)

Most common are, of course, national historic landmarks. However, this doesn’t make them any less worth visiting. To be designated as such, structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide must meet criteria of national significance, including having a significant impact on American history, an association with a nationally significant figure, or an architectural style or significant development in engineering.

Along with the many current national historic landmarks, a national museum previously located in DC has since moved. The Army Medical Museum and Library was designated as a landmark In 1965, though it was demolished just four years later. Thankfully, the building’s collection was saved. It’s now displayed at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland, albeit this museum is currently without official landmark status.

Check out the map to view national monuments, memorials (current, future, and other), and historic sites and parks. Now let’s go over which of these landmarks in Washington DC are the oldest.

Pre-20th Century: the Oldest Washington DC Landmarks

Washington DC was officially incorporated as a city on May 3, 1802. The district’s oldest landmark was designated 83 years later in 1885 (the Washington Monument). Let’s take a closer look at the oldest Washington DC landmarks in the table below.

Landmark Date designated
Washington Monument February 21, 1885
Lincoln Memorial May 30, 1922
Thomas Jefferson Memorial April 13, 1943
City Hall / D.C. Courthouse December 19, 1960
Decatur House December 19, 1960
Octagon House December 19, 1960
St. John’s Church December 19, 1960
Tudor Place December 19, 1960
United States Capitol December 19, 1960
White House December 19, 1960

The Washington Monument is the oldest landmark in the nation’s capital. Its designation was followed by two more DC landmarks dedicated to past presidents in 1922 and 1943.

But perhaps the most interesting of the ten oldest DC landmarks are the seven that were designated on the same date in December 1960. Included are the White House, Decatur House across the way, and St. John’s Church, nicknamed the Church of the Presidents.

However, the date a building is officially named a national historic landmark often isn’t when it was constructed. In fact, there can be over a hundred years between. For example, construction on the White House began in October 1792 and was finished in November 1800. This makes the President’s residence older than the city itself.

Moving on, let’s look at the latest landmarks in Washington DC.

Most Recent Monuments & Memorials

On the other hand, the district’s most recent landmark addition is the 2021 Pan American Union Headquarters. The majority of the new DC landmarks were designated throughout the 2010s:

  • Pan American Union Headquarters (2021)
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (2020)
  • National Native American Veterans Memorial (2020)
  • Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality (2016)
  • World War I Memorial (2014)
  • Congressional Cemetery (2011)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (2011)
  • Lafayette Building (2005)
  • United Mine Workers of America Building (2005)
  • World War II Memorial (2004)

If you feel like you’ve already visited DC after clicking through the map, check out Hawaii’s landmarks or those in Washington (state). Otherwise, you can start mapping your own state’s landmarks at batchgeo.com.

Store Locator Creator using BatchGeo

In the modern era, customers find websites before physical locations. Yet, many purchases are made at a local brick-and-mortar place. Whether your company is a chain, or you distribute to many different stores, your website can help connect customers to your products in person with a map of store locations.

Save your customers from opening yet another tab or picking up the phone. You can provide them with an easy-to-use, searchable map right on your website:

View Apple Store Locator in a full screen map

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do using our mapping tool to create a store locator.

Add Your Store Locations to a Spreadsheet

The first step of creating a store locator is to create a spreadsheet of your store or business locations. You might have even already compiled this information elsewhere, though you’ll want to make some adjustments when you transfer it into Excel, Google Sheets, or any other spreadsheet tool.

Ensure that each piece of data is in its own column, including:

  • Address
  • City
  • State
  • Zip code
  • Store Name
  • Phone Number

If you have many locations to map, that’s fine. You can add up to 25,000 locations per map with BatchGeo Pro.

Now let’s see how to display your store locations on a customizable map.

Copy and Paste Your Store Data to Make a Map

With your locations added to a spreadsheet, the next step in creating a store locator is to copy and paste your data into our tool.

To do so:

  1. Select (Ctrl+A or Cmd+A) and copy (Ctrl+C or Cmd+C) your data from the spreadsheet
  2. Open your web browser and navigate to batchgeo.com
  3. Click on the location data box with the example data in it, then paste (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V) your own data
  4. Click “Map Your Data” and watch as the geocoder turns your store addresses into coordinates

You can check to make sure you have the proper location data columns available by clicking “Set Options.” There are several customizations you can opt to make under “Show Advanced Options,” including map style, marker colors, shape, and more.

Once you’re satisfied, click “Save & Continue,” though you can always make edits later.

Go ahead and give your map a Title along with an optional description on the following page. Add your email if you don’t already have an account so that you’re able to come back to your map in the future. You’ll also want to set your privacy/share settings to Public, which will allow anyone to see your map.

Finally, perhaps the most important part: select “Store Locator” as your “Map Mode.”

View Apple Store Locator in a full screen map

Hit “Save Map,” and there you have it! The map displays all of your location information, phone numbers, and names of the stores. With your map complete, let’s finally see how we can add it to your business website.

Embed Your Store Locator Map on Your Website

So far, we’ve created a spreadsheet of your locations and turned it into a store locator map. Now, we’ll show you how you can add the same store locator map to your website.

Now, you could just copy the link of your map and paste it straight to your website, but we’re gonna take this one step further and embed it.

Right-click your store locator map and select “Edit Map.” Scroll down until you spot “Embed Code.” Copy the code and paste it into your website editor. For example, if you’re using WordPress, choose a “Custom HTML” block and paste it there.

More than just embedding it onto your website, you can also make it possible for users of your map to search for the location of your store that is closest to them with an additional setting.

Enable Users’ Ability to Search for Their Nearest Location

On the same “Edit Map” page as we previously described, scroll down to the “Locator” setting and enable it. When enabled, this will show a search bar on your map, which can be used to filter results and find the nearest to a given location.

Users of your map will be able to type in their location (such as New York City) and the map will automatically pull up which of your stores are closest to them.

Make your own store locator and display it on your website for free at batchgeo.com.

A Map of Former, Current, & Future MLB Stadiums and Baseball Fields

As the oldest major professional sports league in the world, Major League Baseball (MLB) is full of history. The MLB is currently made up of 30 teams, with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. But teams have moved, changed names, and even folded over the years. As a result, the locations we know today aren’t always the same as the past.

Nearly 80 MLB stadiums have been constructed that remained open after 1950. Some current fields are over a century old, though many are retired and have been repurposed as malls or parking lots. Additionally, some MLB franchises have faced multiple stadium changes, all of which we’ll find out on the map below.

View MLB Stadiums in a full screen map

Oldest MLB Stadiums Still In Use

Of the 76 professional baseball stadiums ever constructed in the U.S. and Canada, the MLB only needs 30 at any given time for 30 teams (at least until the next expansion era comes along). The stadiums currently in-use range in age, with some having opened their doors as recently as 2020 to several as old as 1912. So let’s highlight the oldest MLB stadiums currently being used in the table below:

Stadium Opened
Fenway Park 1912
Wrigley Field 1914
Dodger Stadium 1962
Angel Stadium 1966
RingCentral Coliseum 1966
Kauffman Stadium 1973
Rogers Centre 1989
Tropicana Field 1990
Guaranteed Rate Field 1991
Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1992

Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest MLB stadium used today. Opened in 1912, the stadium can hold up to 37,755 baseball fans (sort the map above by “Capacity” for the largest and smallest MLB fields currently in-use).

Just two years later, the slightly larger Wrigley Field finished construction. Today, up to 41,649 people can continue watching the Chicago Cubs play America’s pastime in the ancient stadium. Yet, Wrigley Field isn’t the only older stadium still standing in Chicago, Illinois. Though opening much later in 1991, Guaranteed Rate Field is in the older half of stadiums in use. That classification means there are many more (20) newer stadiums built between 1994-2020. Group the map by “Opened” to see for yourself.

After Wrigley in 1914, it took nearly 50 years for the next MLB stadium (that’s still used by the league today) to be constructed. However, that’s because many of the oldest MLB stadiums are no longer in use or have been turned into homeless shelters, other sports stadiums, or more.

Where Are Former MLB Baseball Fields Now?

In addition to the current MLB stadiums, 45 former fields closed more recently (after 1950). The oldest of these opened its doors in 1881, though that’s not even the most interesting thing about these former MLB stadiums.

While many former stadiums were remodeled and now are spaces for sports other than baseball—or parking lots—just as many have been turned into malls, hospitals, and churches.

  • Shopping
    • Seals Stadium
    • Sick’s Stadium
    • Metropolitan Stadium
  • Streets
    • Arlington Stadium
    • Athletic Park
  • Hospitals
    • Griffith Stadium
    • Wrigley Field
  • Closed but still standing
    • Houston Astrodome
    • RFK Memorial Stadium
  • Buildings
    • Crosley Field
    • Polo Grounds III

Most notable among these former MLB stadiums is the Metropolitan Stadium, which closed in 1981. It’s now home to Mall of America, the largest mall in the U.S., though remnants of the MLB baseball field remain there to this day. The mall’s amusement park contains a plaque at the former location of home plate. Additionally, a stadium seat remains in its same location.

Yet Metropolitan Stadium isn’t even the only former stadium of the Minnesota Twins. Altogether, they’ve gone through three stadiums, as we’ll see when we cover the MLB teams with the most stadium changes.

MLB Teams with the Most Stadium Changes

What all these MLB stadiums have in common—regardless of whether they’re currently used or have been turned into a mall—is that they’ve all been the meeting place for professional baseball teams and fans alike. However, some franchises have gone through more stadium changes than others, as shown in the table below.

Team # of stadium changes
Toronto Blue Jays 4
Texas Rangers 3
San Francisco Giants 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Montreal Expos 3
Minnesota Twins 3
Cincinnati Reds 3
Atlanta Braves 3

While seven teams have faced three stadium changes, the Toronto Blue Jays should join the Hall of Fame as the team that has bounced around the most stadiums. Rogers Centre may currently be home to the Toronto Blue Jays, but it’s far from the first. Interestingly enough, of the four stadiums where the Toronto Blue Jays have played, two were located in cities… other than Toronto.

This is because the Canadian professional baseball team had to both use TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida and Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York from 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 border restrictions. The Blue Jays also previously used Exhibition Stadium, before it closed in 1989… which, of course, was located in Toronto, just a few miles away from Rogers Centre.

Additionally, Rogers Centre is considered one of the 500 Largest Stadiums in the World. See the rest yourself when you group the map by “Main use” and opt for baseball.