The Monumental Mystery on the National Mall

her journeys to research books. Over the
years, the kids had learned to share their
grandmother’s love of history.
Evan rose abruptly from his seat. He
stacked his plate noisily in the dishwasher
and semi-slammed its door. “Ohhhh man,
does that mean I have to go shopping all day
in some mall with the girls?” he whined.
“No, Evan,” Mimi reassured him. “It’s
not that kind of mall. <strong>The</strong> National Mall is
actually a state park.”
“Here, Mimi,” Avery suggested, handing
her phone to her grandmother. “Use my
locator app to show us.”
<strong>The</strong> app opened, and Mimi traced a treelined
area with her finger. “<strong>The</strong> National
Mall takes up two miles of the downtown
area. It is often called our nation’s ‘front
lawn.’ It extends from the U.S. Capitol to the
Lincoln Memorial.”
Mimi rotated the phone to make a wider
screen. “See? Our nation’s most well-known
monuments and museums are all in one place.”
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