Shannon

I wanted to at least document our Washington, D.C. trip's destinations, in case anyone else was interested:

Things We Visited During our Washington, D.C. Trip:

• Saturday, October 1st:
• The National Mall, which includes the following iconic sights:
• Washington Monument
• National World War II Memorial (Opened April 29, 2004)
• Lincoln Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("The Wall")
• The White House (exterior only, viewed from Pennsylvania Avenue)
  
  Sunday, October 2nd:
• Shenandoah National Park & the Appalachian Trail (obligatory 1/4 mile hike on the Trail)
  
  Monday, October 3rd:
• Manassas National Battlefield Park ("Bull Run")
• Smithsonian (National) Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center (opened December 15, 2003)
  
  Tuesday, October 4th:
• Arlington National Cemetary (including experiencing heightened security due to a visit from the foreign ambassador of Malta
• Tomb of the Unknowns
• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (opened April 26, 1993)
• Jefferson Memorial
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
  
  Wednesday, October 5th:
• U.S. Capitol (Exterior only)
• Smithsonian (National) Air & Space Museum (including the formal dedication of SpaceShipOne by Burt Rutan)
• National Museum of the American Indian
  
  Thursday, October 6th:
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park
  
  Friday, October 7th:
• Great Falls National Park (on the Potomac River
• Return trip to Smithsonian (National) Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
  
  Saturday, October 8th (A very rainy final day in D.C.):
• Smithsonian Natural History Museum
• Return visit to National Museum of the American Indian
  
  Sunday, October 9th:
• Serenity, viewed at a 6-screen theatre near our hotel, in Reston, Virginia.
• Return home to San Antonio, Texas, arriving around 10:30 PM CST.

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