National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
On our way to the National Building Museum we came across the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Very somber memorial for those police officers that have lost their ives in […]
Washington DC
Rolling Thunder 2018
While we were in DC the annual Rolling Thunder parade happened to be going on. Not ones to miss something unique, we sat on an empty Constitution Ave and waited. […]
Poppy Memorial
Mary Catherine saw this as one of the things to see while in DC for the Memorial Day weekend. I expected a field of planted poppies (which, in hindsight, was […]
National Building Museum
We’ve gone in the past by accident but this time we went on purpose. The National Building Museum is a beautiful space inside but you can tell it’s not a Smithsonian. […]
National Museum of Natural History
Again, there are far better places to visit while in DC. .
The National Portrait Gallery
We went to see President Obama and the First Lady’s portraits (where were wonderful.) We walked away remarking how realistic Nixon’s looked (it was done by Rockwell) and that JFK […]
Primrose
Dinner in DC at an out of the way restaurant. Well worth the trip. Great decor, cocktails and wine and food. We ended up there on a French Wine weekend […]
The National Archives in Washington, DC
Get ready for lines…or go elsewhere
The National History Museum of American History
Eh….there are far better places to visit while in DC. . That being said, the new Entertainment Nation exhibit was a lot of fun.
State Plaza Hotel
Our Washington DC go to hotel