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The Top 3 Smithsonian Museums to Visit This Labor Day Weekend

MuseumsAugust 31, 2024159Views 0Likes 0Comments

Pick one of these museums and pack the kids in the car for a fun Labor Day weekend trip. All three museums offer a unique, fun experience for the whole family. Option #1: National Air and Space Museum Explore the world of air travel, from flying cars to space capsules. They just finished renovating the…

Imago Dei: Gordon Parks at NGA

ExhibitJuly 27, 2024187Views 0Likes 0Comments

This newly opened exhibition at the National Gallery of Art reveals the image of God reflected in the faces of men. Gordon Parks combined documentary photography and studio portrait styles to create a unique blend of authenticity and story. He showed all his subjects the same, whether they were a legendary boxer or simple suburban…

How to Visit the Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion for Free

ExhibitJune 22, 2024253Views 0Likes 0Comments

Millions of dead insects and animals fill the Natural History Museum. But on the second floor, you can enter the Butterfly Pavilion, filled with lively, colorful butterflies that land on everything inside, including you. Because this is an added experience, it costs. For families, tickets that cost $8 for adults and $7 for children ages…

Laying Flowers at Arlington National Cemetery: A Unique Memorial Day Opportunity

EventsMay 24, 2024200Views 0Likes 0Comments

You, too, can lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier this Memorial Day. Arlington National Cemetery is a special place to visit on Memorial Day. Over 400,000 people from every American war are laid to rest here. Our nation's most prominent cemetery honors the war dead in many ways, from funerals to public…

DC’s Competing WWI Memorials

MemorialsMay 18, 2024405Views 0Likes 0Comments

A sixty-foot-long bronze sculpture with 38 figures is going up here in downtown Washington, DC. Sculptor Sabin Howard focuses on the journey of a WWI survivor in his developing, monumental sculpture. Set in Pershing Park, next to the White House, it will reimagine our WWI memorial. People gravitate to sculpted human figures, not stark, theoretical…

Enjoy Mount Vernon’s Revolutionary War Weekend

EventsMay 4, 2024228Views 0Likes 0Comments

War breaks out at Mount Vernon this weekend- and you're invited to participate. Saturday and Sunday are Mount Vernon's annual Revolutionary War weekend. During this event, you can step back in time and experience life during this tumultuous time in American history. For two days, the Mount Vernon estate will be full of: Marching men…

George Washington’s Cherries: An Incredible Find at Mount Vernon

MuseumsApril 27, 2024276Views 0Likes 0Comments

George Washington has been gone for 225 years. But, like with many historical figures and sites, things are still waiting to be discovered. Last year, we were in the basement of the Mount Vernon mansion for a tour. Little did we know there was a surprise waiting just beneath the bricks we walked on. This…

Aston Martins, BMWs, and Jaguars On Display in Bond In Motion

ExhibitApril 20, 2024282Views 0Likes 0Comments

James Bond is a spy known for three things- women, vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred), and cool cars. These cars feature in many of the most iconic action sequences throughout the franchise. Bond speeds through streets, deserts, and cliffsides, using their machine guns or ejector seats to defeat the baddies. They're epic, and for the…

Your Final Chance to See the Cherry Blossoms (Like This)

EventsMarch 30, 2024283Views 0Likes 0Comments

The cherry blossom blooms are drawing to a close for another year. But this is your last chance to see (some) of these trees, such as the beloved Stumpy. The Tidal Basin sea wall is crumbling and needs repairs. To do that, the Park Service must remove over a hundred trees from the area. The…

An Unexpected Gift to You: How One Man’s Gift Blessed the Nation

MuseumsMarch 16, 2024562Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Christmas Day, 1937, an unexpected letter dropped on President Franklin Roosevelt's desk. A written offer to give the country an immense art collection. But not just that… it also offered to build the huge gallery needed to display it. And the plans to accomplish it. Less than 5 years later, the National Gallery of…