This time we were booked into Holiday Inn Washington - Capitol
Great location especially for the kids as we were just 5 mins from the National Air and Space Museum and all other Smithsonian museums within walking distance as well the subway.
We had dinner in the hotel (and yes, kids eat free at Holiday Inn!!) and tucked in for the nite.
Here's the National Air and Space Museum - the most visited museum in the world.
It was quiet which is apparently quite unusual. The cashier at one of the souvenir shops said that it is always like the zoo :) in there. Early January is a great time to visit DC as the crowds are significantly less and before it gets too cold. We were still experiencing the warm spell we had from NYC so the weather was pleasant and thank goodness, not humid.
We spent almost a whole day there and as we walked to the National Gallery of Art (West), this magnificent view of the Capitol building.
We're not art buffs but the collection here is magnificent and we sped thru hoping to cover the east side as well.
Here's the National Air and Space Museum view from the National Gallery of Art.
We finished the day at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu/ - home of the Hope diamond!
http://www.minerals.si.edu/hope.htm
2 comments:
oooh, we were in DC last year! my first time there. i especially LOVED the air and space museum... i could have spent all afternoon there, but my hubby tried to hurry me through because we had a bunch of things we had to do that day too.
Hi Ruth!!!
I didn't think we could fill 3 days in DC and we sure did!
Wasn't it amazing?
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