Tag: National Mall

In Washington D.C. and Paris, Seduced by a Night View

by Julia Ross | 08.29.07 | 3:57 PM ET

Photo by CrashingWaves via Flickr, (Creative Commons).

Two recent stories on Paris and Washington D.C. after dark are a good reminder that taking in cityscapes by night can yield an entirely different travel experience than tromping around at mid-day. A Washington Post article and slide show on the patchwork system used to illuminate the monuments lining the National Mall nicely conveys the city’s nocturnal alter-ego, while a New York Times piece on ascending the Eiffel Tower at night actually made me want to brave the interminable line to try it.