Feds close popular memorials, leave little-known sites open

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Federal officials have closed a number of popular tourist attractions in Washington, citing the government shutdown, but they’ve left lesser-known locations un-barricaded, as evidenced by an interactive map compiled by House Republicans.

“It appears as though only the highly visible monuments and areas are being closed to the public — further proof that the Obama Administration is only playing politics and purposely choosing to make this shut down as painful as possible,” House Natural Resources Committee chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash., said.

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