Westminster Abbey, USA
Metro Stop: Potomac Ave
- Blue Line
- Orange Line
- Silver Line
While the architecture may be less impressive than the one in London, an important landmark close to this station is Congressional Cemetery. After opening in 1807, Congressional is considered to be the America’s first “true national cemetery.” Within fifty years of its opening, the property had interred three presidents, two vice presidents, seventy-five congressmen, and numerous high-ranking executive, judicial, and military officers, as well as American Indians. The high profile of its interred has famously earned the cemetery the nickname “American Westminster Abbey.”