Chrissy, we went to the Holocaust museum, could have bought a JW tee shirt, but it was very moving. Had a Capitol Tour, Saw the Constutution and Declaration of Independence, Arlington Cemetary---Audie Murphys grave--changing of the gurard (I cried) Iwo Jima statue, Vietnam Memorial, The new World War 11 memorial --gut-wrenching at night--, Roosevelt memorial --very large--, 1 smithsonian (Had lots of dinosaurs and bugs) Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Washington Memorial was closed. Much Much more....
My favorite was the Library of Congress. The most beautiful building on earth.inside. The murals, and paintings were breathtaking. The marble, stairs, columns, beautiful.
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My daughter and a friends son take part in a youth leadership trip to DC. We decide to go to DC also with her son in tow. We did not see our other kids til we got back to the airport.
We get tickets to go to the Whitehouse. When we went to the Whitehouse, we could not take our purses, or anything other than our license (required, and checked off their cleared list) and our money. No cameras, nothing. So we put our license, credit card, and $20.00 each in our pockets. Our car was parked at a Metro station several miles away. We were shocked to find out that the "tour" was on our own. No guides etc. And very short. Just looking at pictures, and roped off rooms. All of the sudden we were staring at an open door that said EXIT. We weren't ready to leave. We did have a couple of questions we hadn't asked as we toured. (There was a Secret Service Agent in every room).
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