D.C. Trip - In the Museums: Part I

The pictures shown here are from our visit to the National Archives Building and the Air and Space Museum. JD jr slept through the first half of our visit to the Air and Space Museum, so JD Sr took that opportunity to take part in a guided tour led by a retired NASA employee. I have to admit that it was very cute to see the little boy in him as he got so excited about all that there was to see. :^)

Once JD woke up, he was ready to see the airplanes, and after we stopped for a quick lunch, that's exactly what we did. He thoroughly enjoyed testing out the mechanics of the bracing system used in the Wright brothers' airplane.

I'll do my best to try to remember what is shown in the pictures. In the gold case is the Declaration of Independence (if you click on the individual pictures, you should be able to view them in an even larger size). The wooden airplane that you see behind JD Sr and jr is the Wright brothers' airplane. The vehicle that you see encased in glass behind JD jr in one of the photos is a Lunar Rover that was driven by two astronauts on the surface of the moon. The other pictures include the stop watch used in the popular television show "60 Minutes", the Lone Ranger's mask, Archie Bunker's armchair, Seinfeld's "puffy shirt", Mister Rogers' sweater, George Washington's uniform, Dorothy's red shoes, the Scarecrow's costume, and the lightbulb that Thomas Edison used in the presentation of his most famous invention - the first practical, electric incandescent lamp. Pretty neat, huh?