Here they are at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I think they were pretty amazed to see all those names and realize the true cost of war.
The Lincoln Memorial was next as it is very close to the Vietnam one. They enjoyed running up the steps and seeing the huge statue of Lincoln inside.
The National Museum of the American Indian was at the top of the list for the kids. While there were some neat hands-on activities on one level, overall I was a little disappointed in how little detailed information there was for the various tribes. We were also not there for terribly long, so it may be that we missed some things.
We spent a little time hanging out around the water where we had some neat views of the Jefferson Memorial. The kids had a good time feeding the fish and the squirrels.
Arlington National Cemetery was a new experience for all of us - I had never been. What an amazing experience - even more awesome than seeing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. There were tombstones just as far as you could see in every direction. We didn't have enough time to go see the changing of the guard at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We put that on our list of definite things to do in the future.
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