Trips for Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Packed seven bodies into the minivan - me, my wife, my three kids and my parents - and started our journey East towards the Nation's Capitol at 8:30am. We chose to leave the day before Thanksgiving so that we could make it a leisurely trip …

I wanted to watch the Washington DC because it is the capitol of United State. In my memory which wanted to see whom was Lincoln presiding over the mall, history of Washington DC and other explore, which make fantastic explore to each visitor. I …

Ok, so i'm doing another travel blog, this time concentrating on my second trip to the states with the family, this time to the east coast (plus san diego) Disclaimer: Just like last time, food is a key focus (i'm not even a food critic, i …

Thursday Night (Day 0) Unless you have a specific picture in mind of what you want to see in Washington DC, two days is sufficient to satisfy your interest but leaves you eager to come back. Arriving late Thursday night after 14-hour drive from F …

We took a red eye to Philadelphia, so day 1 was little more than a bad flight that was late and crowded. We checked into the Fairfield Inn at 2:30am, the staff was very courteous and understanding. We slept in after our late flight, we packed …

Sunday found us getting a late start and then getting lost on the way to the Virginia Renaissance Faire . The faire was smaller and had less high-level entertainment than others I've attended (except for the belly dancers below--best I've ever …

I had been to Washington D.C. before, but only on business and didn't get a whole lot of time to look around. Not that three days is enough time to see everything, but we sure gave it a try. Neighbor Mike and I decided over a few beers in my …

Ok so Friday was the LONGEST day of our trip. This was my 3rd time going to D.C. and 3rd time seeing all the monuments, although my friends have never been so it was kinda nice to see it all over again. Before we even hit D.C. we had to make …

My husband entered the Army 10 Miler and we decided to make a family vacation out of it. This was my first time to DC. My husband has been twice before but had a limited amount of time for sightseeing since he was there primarily for training. We …

Saturday... Today we walked...about 4 miles...for about 8 hours. Boy, are we tired. We took the Metro Blue Line from Foggy Bottom to the Smithsonian. We went first to the Castle, then worked our way East along the Mall. We stopped at the National …