Jacqui and I went to see the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and the National Archives on different days, but I thought I'd combine them here in this single post. I really wanted to go to the Natural History Museum to see the dinosaur exhibits. Growing up in Kansas, and a fan of dinosaurs, I was always dying to see a real dinosaur skeleton in person. However, because I lived in Kansas, that's a bit difficult. We didn't go on many vacations and didn't go to any museums either, so my opportunities were limited. I saw my first dinosaur at the ...
Our second day full day in Washington is over and we (me) took a lot of pictures. We started out by going to the National Zoo, mostly to see the Pandas. We did in fact find them, and they were everything we'd hope. Beautiful and funny creatures. We stayed until around 1PM and decided to head back towards the mall so we could check out the National Archives. The National Archives is the home of many important documents from America's history. We were able to see and photograph the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. Also ...