The National Mall

The 2nd day in Washington DC was exciting and exhausting! We walked and walked and walked some more! My feet felt like they would fall off at any minute. When we reached the Smithsonian museums the first stop was the Air and Space Museum. Ty asked if I wanted to go see an IMAX film on the Hubble Telescope all I could think about was how I would get to sit down for a whole 40 min.! It was a good film but my feet enjoyed it the most!

Lincoln Memorial

My first impression was how huge Lincoln was, I've seen this in movies but the monument is huge in person!

Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

Due to Earthquake damage we couldn't go up in it.

Jefferson Memorial 

The monument of him was much bigger than I expected.

On the steps of Jefferson Memorial

 The White House

We were surprised to see no protestors outside.

This is a sad view of the Reflection pool from Lincoln Memorial, it's under construction. Ty was annoyed that it looked like this. I told him I'd just visualize the water.

 

 World War II Memorial

Martin Luther King Memorial this was just finished 

in the last month! Don't mind the two random ladies.

I like how they carved him out of the middle of this large stone, pushed him out in front and left the two pieces with a gap in the middle that you walked through to get to M.L.K. Jr. to symbolize two races divided.

 Air and Space Museum

Amelia Earhart's plane the "Vega" I found her life fascinating. I loved that her plane was red, my favorite color!

We also went to the Holocaust Museum, the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of American History there was so much to see!