This is really late, but back in late June 2022, the girls and I took a trip to Boston and Washington, D.C. It's something or school district does every year for the 8th graders (it's optional). You can read Part 1 here.
At the end of day 2, we flew from Boston to DC and went straight to our hotel in Arlington, VA as it was pretty late. I don't remember what we did on what day, but over the next 3 days we saw all the regular stuff including all of the monuments, most of the Smithsonian museums and Mount Vernon.
Where Lincoln was shot
Iwo Jima Memorial. Seeing this in person was amazing.
The group in front of the White House
The Declaration of Independence
Washington Monument
WWII Memorial--each star represents 100 American military deaths.
Sideways Washington Monument
WWII Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
George Washington's tomb
Sideways, but George and Martha's grave. I forget which one is which.
Air Force Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson
Arlington National Cemetery
Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery
9/11 Memorial outside the Pentagon. Each wing-shaped bench represents a person who lost their life at the Pentagon.
My favorite was the whole National Mall and especially the Washington Monument. At one point I was sitting on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial, looking across the Reflecting Pool at the Washington Monument as it was starting to get dark so it was all lit up and it was just gorgeous. I could have sat there all day staring at it.
We did not get to go inside the White House, nor did we see much of the Capitol or Supreme Court, other than driving by a few times, and we didn't make it to the Library of Congress or the Air and Space Museum. It was an amazing trip and I look forward to going back someday when I can take my time and not be so rushed.
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