National Museum of American History Washington DC

Zum Abschluss hatten wir leider nicht das Glück, Barack Obama zu treffen, haben aber immerhin die Abendrobe seiner First Lady vom Amtseinführungsball 2009 gesehen. Das und noch viel mehr kann man nämlich im Museum of American History näher betrachten. Jetzt wissen wir u.a. auch, dass Harry S. Truman gerne die Bowlingbahn im Weißen Haus genutzt hat …

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We spent the 3rd visiting several of the many museums that are in Washington...American Indian, Natural History, American History and Air and Space. In the American History Museum we saw the Star Spangled Banner which is a particular enormous flag that flew over one of the battlefields in the war of 1812 and was the original inspiration for the …

Washington DC had a horrendous one-way system - I'm just glad Dominic is doing the driving! We did a whistlestop tour of the free Smithsonian museums. I really enjoyed the movie exhibits in the American History museum, although we were dissapointed that there weren't more exhibits. The Art Museum was amazing - we couldn't believe the number of …

Washington DC is home to the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, nine research facilities and a zoo. With only three full days we had to plan our time carefully and through trip advisor reviews and recommendations from friends and family were able to make a pretty good plan involving …

Monday I felt, was the first true day of traveling since my time on board The Canadian. I had a nice leisurely morning, a relaxed journey into Philly itself and then a four hour bus trip to Washington where I couldn't help but fall asleep for the entire trip, no matter my intentions to update my blog or read a book!

I was very impressed …

On my quest to utilize my time in NYC to also explore some of the major cities in the Northeastern US, Kristina and I made a weekend bus trip to the capital. Certainly something I had never experienced as many youngsters do. A little bit of American icon work.....

Love, Kate and Kristina …

May 2, 2012 - Day 1 -
On the morning of the trip, we had to be at the school by 2:30 a.m. My dad drove me to school. We left the house at 1:45 a.m. It was pouring down the rain. By pouring, I mean, we could barely see and had to run into the school. We were 5 feet away from the door and still ended up soaked. I went in and sat down in the …

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My whirlwind tour of Washington this morning was fantastic. We started off by heading to the White House. Yes, the white house. It's actually not as big as it looks on TV. You can’t really get anywhere near it because the security is so tight, but it was great to see. It feels strange looking at things that you’re so used to seeing …

... wahnsinnig viele weitere tolle, interessante Ausstellungsstücke. Wir sind begeistert. Diese Museen sind echt der Hammer. National Museum of American History Bei dem vorherigen Museum waren wir ja schon skeptisch, wurden aber eines Besseren belehrt. Bei ...

... flight in history, breaking the old records of 24,987 miles in an airplane and 25,361 miles in a balloon. The National Museum of American History was next. The highlight of this place being Jerry Seinfeld's 'Puffy Shirt'. They had other things too, but ...

... 360 of the layout of this great town. After such an uplifting experience we sought cooler ground.  To the National Museum of American History!  Lincoln’s top hat the night he was shot…Jackie’s blood stained dress…Archie ...

... -and-gold ensemble Rosalynn Carter wore, purchased in Plains, Georgia, not a fave of mine.  Overall, the National Museum of American History is very interesting, much to see, and thronged, but my first-choice gallery was a disappointment. ...

... thru which you can walk and enjoy the beauty.  They often land on guests -- a special treat! The National Museum of American History has intriguing displays of our culture and history, with tons of artifacts and rotating exhibits.  ...

... maar geen bus gepakt, maar gaan lopen. Nog even via The Mall met dit lekkere weer en uitsluitend The National Museum of American History bezocht. Daarna wezen eten bij Gordon Biersch brewery & restaurant, waar we zeker weer als tevreden klanten naar ...

Today I visited the National Museum of National History and the National Museum of American History. Then I went to the National Archives and saw the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. After some lunch I had a look ...

... is the 'Star Spangled Banner' - the original flag that spawned the song. Can't take photos of the original, but I took a picture of the sign so you could see what it looked like. It's impressive (almost 40' across). Also found George Washington's ...

... Well, the Smithsonian was closed by the time we got there or was about to close, so we went over to the National Museum of American History, which had some interesting artifacts from American history. If I wasn't so tired and worn out at that point from ...

After two years and $84 million, the National Museum of American History re-opened to the public this weekend.  Since my mom happened to be visiting, we used this opportunity to see the renovations.  I think they should have delayed ...