Steve Britton, of Dillon, Colorado., makes his way down the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial as crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the bikers during the 18th annual Rolling Thunder ride on Sunday, May 29, 2005. This is Britton's fourth year for participating in the ride. ( Carla DePoyster / The Washington Times )
Diller Scofidio Renfro and Hood Design is among four finalists for each of three areas to be redone on the Mall. From the top are the firm's visions for Constitution Gardens near the Lincoln Memorial, Union Square, and the Washington Monument grounds at Sylvan Theater. Donald Stastny (above right) will pick the winners. (Diller Scofidio Renfro and Hood Design via Associated Press)
Actor Tom Hanks, seen here on Jan. 18, 2009, addressing a pre-inaugural gathering at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington two days before the inauguration of President Obama, recently narrated Mr. Obama's long-form 2012 re-election campaign ad. (Associated Press)
In this Aug. 28, 1963, black-and-white file photo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. DreamWorks Studios announced Tuesday, May 19, 2009 it plans to make a movie about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., to be co-produced by Steven Spielberg. (AP Photo/File)
A woman holds the brochure describing the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial as she tours the site on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, the day the memorial officially opened to the public. The dedication takes place this Sunday, Aug. 28, the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
This Aug. 28, 1963, file photo shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledging the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, marks the 25th federal observance of the birth of King, one of America's most celebrated citizens, and the only non-U.S. president to be honored with a national holiday. (AP Photo/File)
Tourists continue taking photographs at the Lincoln Memorial in Washngton, Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011, as security kept them from entering after the Memorial was evacuated following an earthquake in the Washington area. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where President Barack Obama is vacationing. No injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Daily Caller After her Tuesday concert at the Verizon Center, Taylor Swift and some friends paid a visit to the Lincoln Memorial. The pop-country star tweeted that it was "Pretty magical."
A crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial watches the bikers of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally ride across Memorial Bridge on Sunday. "I always come here," Iraq veteran Staff Sgt. Scot Dellmore said. "You can't beat D.C. You can't beat the crowd of bikes."
