I've always heard how wonderful (and free!) the museums in Washington, D.C. are. There were so many to choose from and not enough time. We would have liked to see the Natural History Museum but just didn't quite make it to that one. Here are some highlights from the ones we did visit:
I pretty much dragged Daniel to the Folger Shakespeare Library because I'm a Shakespeare fanatic, but it wasn't really worth it. It was about a block behind the Capitol, so we grabbed some lunch and hot chocolate and headed over. There was a little Victorian garden with statues from different Shakespeare plays. Not much to do. We did get a glimpse of the theater inside though. I would have liked to see a play there.
We walked along "The Mall" to get to the Smithsonian museums. It was actually a beautiful day to start out.
Our first hit was the Air and Space Museum. We could have spent all day there; so much to see and learn. I'm not even going to go into detail. You'll just have to visit yourself. It really was incredible, especially since all of these air/space crafts were real!
I took this picture for my in-laws since they're cruise aficionados. I bet they wish cruises still cost $50.
I found the exhibit on early plane travel and the beginning of flight attendants really interesting. Being able to afford a plane ticket was a big deal back then and it seemed a lot more comfortable too.)
I read almost every word of the Amelia Earhart exhibit. I find her story intriguing.
Daniel in front of the Wright Brothers' plane.
We didn't spend as much time in the space exhibits because we had already spent so much time on the other side.
The Smithsonian Castle in the distance. We didn't go inside of it.
Walking along the street and the Washington Monument in the distance. It looks closer than it really is.
One of my favorites was this National Museum of American History. I really like pop culture. Again, there was way too much to see and do to go into any detail.
I liked this exhibit with First Ladies' Dresses. It was fun to see the different styles and sizes. Mrs. Lincoln was teensy and Martha Washington was so short!
This statute of George Washington was originally meant to go in the crypt of The Capitol, but the people protested that it looked like he was just getting out of a bath. Haha.
This was for Emersen.
Of course, we had to find Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." They didn't look very comfortable to wear.
This transportation exhibit was really fun to walk through and see how transportation methods have changed over time.
Julia Child's kitchen was also fabulous. We couldn't stop watching these video clips from her cooking show. She's hilarious! We especially enjoyed her show on making omelets in 9 seconds. "You could have an omelet party!"
Do you like Daniel's beard?
A sunset shot of The Capitol was quite gorgeous.
The networking reception for the DRI event was at the Newseum, the museum of the news. Another incredible, information overload venue. DRI rented out the entire museum, hired a great cover band, and catered food and drinks all night. It was quite the party. Unfortunately, we were a little underdressed and I felt it for a while. I'm usually one to overdress, but we had been out sightseeing immediately before, and I genuinely thought it was going to be a casual event. I was wrong. (We don't go to many evening parties back home.) But it was okay. We weren't the only ones. Believe me, I was looking for others. :)
I don't remember what exhibit this was a part of, but this photo of Colin Firth looks a lot like a painting to me. And speaking of photos, the last exhibit we saw was the Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs, many of which were heart-wrenching. Let's just say it was the wrong way to end the night.
This is part of the Berlin Wall and an actual guard tower. They also had a piece of the wall you could touch.
View from the top floor of the Newseum.
The exhibit on 9-11 was incredible. They hung the front pages from September 12 of newspapers all across the country. This was one of the tv antennas that fell from the top of one of the twin towers. (I think.)
This exhibit had newspapers (cover pages) from pretty much every major event of every year since the beginning of written articles (back to the year 1526, as you can see in the below photograph).
Daniel went to see a few things while I was in meetings. He went inside the place where they make money, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing maybe? Not sure what it's called.
There was even more to see and do than we had time for. Guess we'll just have to go back!
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