Lincoln Memorial

What is it: It's a building designed to look like the Parthenon in Athens that contains a huge statue of Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865. The Memorial was dedicated in 1922. Martin Luther King delivered his 'I have a dream' speech on its steps in 1963. 
What's it like: It's literally awesome. The statue itself has a vast yet human air about it, while the building feels like a temple.   
Where: Washington DC, USA 
When: July 2010
How: Pete and I did a mini road-trip - we flew in to DC, where we also saw the National Mall (171), and then drove to Fell's Point near Baltimore, followed by Atlantic City and then Philadelphia where we went to Independence National Historic Park (500).
Worth noting: See it at night as well as in daylight - I didn't see it lit up and I wish I had*  
Place in the 2015 edition: 259

Did it deserve to lose its place in the top 500: Have they lost their minds? It should be top 100.

* I later achieved this! I went back in May 2019 while I was in Washington on a work trip and saw him at night :)