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College Fix reporter and photojournalist Julianne Stanford, a student at the University of Arizona, visited Washington D.C. for the very first time this summer. Her debut experience in our nation’s capital was filled with excitement and wonderment as she took in its venerable sights for the very first time.

Here are her 10 best photos:

The illuminated Lincoln Memorial at night in Washington, D.C. The memorial is built out of marble, immortalizing the country’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.

A bird’s eye view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., from the balcony at the Newseum. The building, which houses the U.S. Congress, resides at the eastern end of the National Mall atop Capitol Hill.

The grave of Col. John O’Mara in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The cemetery, which is administered by the Department of the Army, holds the graves of over 400,000 individuals.

Sunset in Washington, D.C., on the corner of 14th St. and G St., northwest. The building pictured houses Ceiba, a restaurant with Latin-American cuisine, and Trammell Crow Co., a real estate agency.

The Jefferson Memorial reflecting in the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The memorial of the country’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, is modeled after the Pantheon of Rome.

Statue of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas in Thomas Circle, Washington D.C. Thomas served as a United States Army officer and a Union general during the Civil War.

Passengers exit the Judiciary Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C. The station is the birthplace of the Washington Metro system.

The North Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. Some of the trees in the lawn are about as old as the White House, planted almost 200 years ago.

The Washington Memorial at dusk in Washington, D.C. The memorial is built out of granite, marble and bluestone gneiss and stands 555 feet tall, making it the world’s tallest stone structure.

The Three Servicemen Statue at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. The statue, designed by Frederick Hart, was added to the memorial in 1985 as a more traditional manner of honoring those who served during the Vietnam War in addition to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

College Fix reporter and photographer Julianne Stanford is a student at the University of Arizona.

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