Spinning history in Washington DC
I am spending part of today editing and putting the links in my upcoming posts on our trip to DC. In the process of looking up those links, I stumbled on an incredibly cynical effort Read More …
Category: Washington DC
Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about the American capital in Washington DC. Explore the city as a whole at https://explorationvacation.net/exploring-usa/washington-dc/ or focus in on the National Mall at https://explorationvacation.net/exploring-usa/washington-dc/exploring-the-national-mall-washington-dc/
Happy Thanksgiving from D.C.!
Fall is a wonderful time to visit Washington DC. Exploring museums and monuments on and off the mall November 18 on the Mall Wandering the mall with time to reflect at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Read More …
Skip the turkey in Washington DC – Do the museums instead!
Thanksgiving day: A gorgeous morning, with blue skies and lots of sunshine. A perfect fall day! Although we are fortunate that the Smithsonian museums are open even today, none open before 10. This leaves us Read More …
Historic Preservation(?) in Washington DC
DC must require the preservation of historic facades because there are places all over where a huge modern building has been built around an older structure. While this does preserve the old facade for future Read More …
Of books and buildings in Washington DC
After spending the morning with aunt C, we are again off to see a bit more of the city. We start at the Library of Congress. For the past few days we have been debating Read More …
American Indian Art & Culture on the Mall in Washington DC
We are in the city to visit Lane’s elderly aunt. She is great to visit, as her mind is still pretty sharp with her quick wit is definitely still intact. Our visit takes up the Read More …
On the Mall in Washington DC
The sun is shining when we land in DC, so we get out on the mall as fast as we can. Perhaps today would have been a good day to go up into the Washington Read More …