| Washington DC is one of my favorite cities to visit. I | | | | The Smithsonian has been a must-see on every visit |
| have been there about a dozen times, mostly as an | | | | I have made to DC in the past 20 years. It houses |
| adult. I mainly enjoy visiting the Mall and the | | | | several excellent museums, all free to the public, |
| Smithsonian. | | | | including the American History Museum, the Air and |
| The Mall is the most exciting part of DC. It is shaped | | | | Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the |
| like a cross, with the Washington Monument in the | | | | Hirschhorn Museum and the Holocaust Museum. The |
| center, the Capital to the north, the White House to | | | | American History Museum is my favorite of these. |
| the east, the Lincoln Memorial to the south, and the | | | | Viewing this museum usually requires two days, since |
| Jefferson Memorial to the west. Each of these | | | | it's so huge. The Air and Space Museum is also |
| buildings is beautifully designed in the style of Ancient | | | | excellent. This museum contains entire rockets and |
| Greek architecture. Several newer monuments have | | | | spaceships, including an Apollo and Skylab space |
| since been added, including the Korean and Vietnam | | | | capsules and a Space Shuttle. |
| War Memorials and a large statue of Albert Einstein. | | | | |