Today we began our summer 2017 family adventure: Washington DC, Virginia and North Carolina.

Started the afternoon with a visit to the Smithsonian Museum of American History where we saw Archie Bunker’s chair, Indiana Jones’ hat and whip, Lincolns hat, and many more American treasures. Big D enjoyed all of the weapons in the historical exhibit.

(Side note: when we walked through the halls of the hotel D exclaimed “oh this place is pet friendly!” when in fact it was room service plates left outside a hotel room door on the floor.)
After the museum, we walked to the White House to view the exterior. Pouring rain today so our plans for the evening (Marine barracks parade) were cancelled. 

Dinner at Del Friscos Grille and then a twilight walk in the rain to the Washington Monument. We were soaked from a day of siteseeing in the rain, but otherwise a good start to the trip!