Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Annual visitors: 5.6 million
Location: Washington, D.C.
Size: 2 acres
Founded: 1982
Highlights: “The Wall” lists the names of 88,272 soldiers who served in Vietnam (both living and dead), including about 1,200 who are still listed as missing. Visitors often bring paper and charcoal to create a rubbing of an important name to them.
