Trips for National World War II Memorial

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 …

Wow! Niagara Falls , a spectacular natural wonder, lived up to our lofty expectations. Niagara Falls has served as power for electrical experiments, a sacred place to the Iroquois, the nemesis of daredevils, inspiration for artists, and of …

We had some friends in town over the weekend. Being the ever-gracious hosts (or at least that's what my wife tells me we're SUPPOSED to be...), we took them on the Old Town Trolley Tour through DC. Contrary to what the name implies, the tour …

Well on day 1 I got off work and picked up the Family at my mom's. We drove to the rental yard in Hayward and picked up the 32' Nap Wagon (more on this later). We got on the road at 12:45pm and were Eastbound and down. We headed south to Bakersfield …

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 …

Mount Vernon has been owned and operated by a private non-profit organization, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, since 1858. Mount Vernon accepts no government support and is maintained entirely by fees from admission tickets, retail and …