It's been 4 years and 3 months since we last visited Mount Vernon.
We last went for free on Presidents Day.
The problem with free is that all the other…
I hung the American flag on the front porch as soon as I got up this morning. Holidays always start out promising, before restlessness sets in with the kids out…
Fifty-seven years after President Abraham Lincoln’s death, the nation dedicated a national memorial to him.
The Lincoln Memorial joined the Washington Monument on the National Mall in the most prominent…
On April 22, 1979, the National Academy of Sciences dedicated a twelve-foot tall, four-ton statue of Albert Einstein in Washington, DC.
They created the statue in recognition of his exalted…
Colorful blooms and interesting stories.
Every year, the Smithsonian Gardens and United States Botanical Gardens co-host an orchid show. They feature hundreds of varieties in a different stunning display each…
This new exhibition "Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue" reminds us that it's always the cover-up that gets you.
A political crime was committed at the Watergate. The President's aides tried to…
Are science and religion at war?
At the heart of the National Portrait Gallery's second floor resides the "America's Presidents" exhibit. It contains a variety of artwork, from oil paintings to photographs to sculptures. Each one…
Arlington National Cemetery contains thousands of unidentified graves. The most famous of which is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, visited by millions every year.
But just behind the tomb…
Inky fingers and a gifted mind changed the world. Not through a financial success, but a spiritual one. A culture changing force.