I always try to let you know what apps we use when we are visited a particular area. Today I am showing some apps for Washington, D.C. that we used when we were there this spring. As always I encourage you…
Visit the Smithsonian Castle at the National Mall
As far as cities go, Washington D.C. is not that old. But the architecture in D.C. does its best to make it feel old. Reaching back in time many different styles, especially Greco-Roman, were brought into the city to give…
How to See the Charters of Freedom at the National Archives
Perhaps the most famous single piece of paper in history is the Declaration of Independence which severed America’s ties with England. This gutsy piece of velum was created in Philadelphia but now it resides in the National Archives along with…
5 Things to See at the National Air and Space Museum
I have always been fascinated with space. As a young boy my dad would help me build paper models of spacecraft we found on the internet (a new thing in those days). And even though I never realized my childhood…
Guide to Visiting the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
“The news is the first rough draft of history” so they say. And the Newseum is certainly a history museum by that token, but a history museum like no other. This museum gives you unique feeling about history because it…
Visiting the Monuments on the National Mall
There are a lot of things to see in Washington D.C. But the one area that everyone wants to see is the National Mall, and the things that they want to see at the Mall are the monuments. The monuments…
From the Road: Arlington, Mt. Vernon, Washington D.C.
Well so far we have been having an awesome week in the Washington D.C. area. We have loved everything we have been seeing and doing, but we have been walking a lot (over 28,000 steps yesterday!) and the level of…