It's also where Americans come to protest, to rally and to watch presidents get inaugurated. The National Mall is where the nation’s ideals are expressed in educational institutions, monuments and memorials. Somehow, each one of these is given architectural life on the National Mall, the center of iconography of the most iconic city in America. Some of the best museums in the country can be found near the National Mall © Albert Pego / Shutterstock National Mall Best neighborhood for museumsĪ nation is many things: its people, its history, its politics and its amassed knowledge.