We were so disappointed to not be able to go up into the Monument. Our reservation was cancelled when they closed it for three days. We couldn’t get another appointment….
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Thomas Jefferson Monument.
We visited the monuments and memorials on one day, except for the Washington Memorial. The kids had a great Junior Ranger workbook for the monuments.
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We ended the day walking through the Eisenhower memorial and the sculpture museum.
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We did a public tour of the Capitol.
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This was our first time coming in to the Smithsonian metro exit and going to the National Mall. We had a couple of bumps in the road with exhaustion and…
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We rode the metro to the zoo. It was great zoo with lots of fun exhibits. It was our first trip on the DC metro. There was a learning curve…
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I’ll continue to add to this post as the week goes on. Fall is in full bloom in this area!
Continue readingArlington National Cemetery
We had views of DC in many locations around the Cemetery. We saw the Changing of the Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. Caleb really enjoyed looking around…
Continue readingArlington House: Robert E. Lee Memorial
Interesting fact I didn’t know but should have: Robert E Lee (and all Confederate soldiers) lost his rights to a US citizenship. He appealed for a pardon, but it was…
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