Washington is a city that knows how to pay tribute. Monuments, not skyscrapers, adorn its skyline. But even the most obvious obelisks and statues are often taken for granted by residents, and those off the Mall are easily neglected by tourists. In honor of Memorial Day, we count down the top five monuments you don’t want to miss and the top five you might not know about.
![<p><strong></strong><strong>No. 1 You Don’t Want to Miss</strong><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=arlington+national+cemetery&fb=1&gl=us&hq=arlington+national+cemetery&hnear=0x89b7c6de5af6e45b:0xc2524522d4885d2a,Washington+D.C.,+DC&ei=e3jeTc7dDdORgQe1rO"><strong> Arlington National Cemetery</strong></a>: Many people head to John F. Kennedy's grave, but try Section 60. That's where Army Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey finds himself once a week—for funerals. "That's where the kids in this [Afghan] conflict are being buried—hundreds of them who have been under my command,” he told <a href="http://nationaljournal.com/magazine/martin-dempsey-on-iraq-and-afghanistan-20110505">National Journal</a> in an interview in early May."What keeps me up at night is that. Is there something I haven't thought of? Is there something we haven't done?” </p>](http://cdn-media.nationaljournal.com/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=8465&format=gallery)
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