Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (American History Museum)

First, a quick picnic lunch of crackers and cheese on the National Mall. 

And next, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

I think this was our favorite exhibit.

Early fire engine. 

Looking out one of the windows while at the museum. 

The gunboat, U.S.S. Philadelphia.

Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (Natural History Museum)

Smithsonian National Natural History Museum

You got gum gum dum dum? 

Hope Diamond 

Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (Walking around D.C.)

We took a Lyft to the Ford Theater, where President Lincoln was shot. The line was too long for it and the house he died in, so we walked toward the Natural History Museum.

Ford Theater 

Long line. 

House across from the theater where President Lincoln was taken after he was shot. 

F.B.I. building 

Department of Justice building 

National Archives building 

We will go to the National Archives building another day to see our nation's founding documents.

Finally, the Natural History Museum. 

And across the National Mall is the Smithsonian Castle.

Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)

We made to Washington D.C., and on our first day, we took the Metro to Union Station, where we spent an hour trying to find where we were supposed to catch the D.C. Circulator bus to take us to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Lunar lander model, and hanging above it, the actual 'Spirit of St. Louis' airplane, which was the first airplane that flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. 

Model of the Hubble Telescope. 

A model of a space shuttle main engine. 

A small model of the International Space Station. 

X-15 

Replica of the Wright brothers' airplane, the 'Wright Flyer'. 

Bell X-1 

SpaceShipOne 

Spirit of St. Louis 

Models of Voyager 1 and 2. 

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 

Rutan Model 76 Voyager, that flew around the world nonstop. 

U.S.S. Enterprise, from the television show, 'Star Trek'.