We began our tour of the Capital on the second day of our trip. Since our hotel was located only one block from the Holocaust Museum, we decided to start there. It was a short walk and enroute I wondered how much our kids would actually like the place.
The museum has a free admission, as well as free timed passes to the Permanent Exhibition which encompasses all of the major exhibits. There is a lot of reading with an occasional video. Most of the displays/exhibits are well supplemented with photos. Although it would have been nice to do a little more reading than what we did, but I felt that the photos did a great job.
Babi Yar was a mass grave in Ukraine where thousands of people were shot and buried.
There were many moments that could have been captured on camera but that would take away from the museum experience.
Wall of last names
After the tour, we decided to eat at the museum cafe, since it was the closest place to eat and it was well after the lunch hour. It was Kosher, so we all enjoyed Kosher pizza and cheese sandwiches.
In a central approach, on the way to the White House, we walked past the Washington Monument. It truly is a magnificent attraction. Although the best view of the monument is from the Lincoln Memorial.
Washington Hotel
Lafayette Statue at Lafayette Park
Radicalism
Jackson Statue
Secret Service on WH roof taking photos
Dwight Eisenhower Executive Building
Attempting to visit the President
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
The main attraction for our kids at this museum were the dinosaurs. Adrian roars like a Dino all day long and he fitted in really well at this exhibit. In fact he would stand in front of the exhibits and tell other people that it's a dinosaur and they say, "roar". It was really cute.
The unique exhibits that I personally enjoyed were the mummy and skeleton exhibits. I was fascinated by the 3 mummy human displays. There were also mummified cats, snakes, and crocodiles from the Egyptian Era.
The skeleton exhibit contained skeletons of many different mammals, reptiles, and sea creatures.
18 month child
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