We made it a priority during our visit to visit 3 of the Smithsonian Museums: the Natural History, American History, and Air & Space Museums. What follows is a greatest hits compilation of what we saw while we were there.
A satellite image showing the entire world's population:
An original ballot from the South Africa election that resulted in Nelson Mandela becoming President.
A real mummy - over 2200 years old:
The Hope Diamond:
An Easter Island statue:
A drone - much like the one being used now:
Dad creepily touching a statue:
Even the Smithsonian appreciates the fine art of the mini van:
The first light bulb...ever...
A Purple Heart, given to a soldier who stormed the beach in Normandy:
Two beams taken from the wreckage of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks:
A few pieces of the Berlin Wall after it was torn down:
A personal highlight - the jacket Bob Dylan wore went he went electric at the Newport Folk Festival:
A living legend:
Dorothy's red slippers:
Not a big deal here - just the first airplane ever flown:
Charles Lindberg's Spirit of St. Louis:
Amelia Earhart's gear:
The very plane she set most of her records in:
A lunar module from one of the Apollo missions:
Me touching a moon rock...pretty sure it was just a broken 7-up bottle:
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