Inside Washington Monument

Day 9 - Washington D.C.

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May 26th 2010
Hi, The Hotel is awesome; we got up early and took a taxi to the Holocaust Museum. Pam & Julia stayed in line and Heidi & Rylan walked over to the Washington Monument and stood in line and got tickets to go up around 12:30pm then walked back to the Holocaust Museum where the others were. At 10am we went into the Museum and learned tons, Julia said “Grandma my heart is heavy.” Which completely ... read more

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington D.C.

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more