The White House, Washington, D.C.

The street in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. used to be a busy city thoroughfare but for many years, it has been converted into a pedestrian walkway. The White House faces Lafayette Square, a favorite location for gatherings of all kinds, usually for some sort of protest. South of the White House is the Ellipse, a large park area on the National Mall. The Washington Monument is also directly south of the White House and you can see it sticking up in the background. Visiting all of the buildings around the Mall requires quite a bit of time and a lot of walking. Most of the photos you might see of the White House were likely taken on the occasional warm sunny day. Our visits to the downtown Washington, D.C. were usually more likely to be on days like the one shown above.