After our day in Gettysburg yesterday and our trip to Ford’s Theater today, I feel like an expert on the Civil War and\u00a0Abe Lincoln.<\/p>\n
We started our morning at Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was shot. The musuem in the basement has been remodeled since I was last in DC and had some great exhibits. The park ranger who gave the presentation in the theater was horrible! We ate a great breakfast at a hole in wall restaurant across the street.<\/p>\n
After Ford\u2019s Theater, we went around the block to the International Spy Museum. It was a ton of fun! There were interactive displays, old spy gear, a small theater, and lots to read. My little boy really liked the air ducts you could crawl through and spy on people below. You might also include a trip to Chinatown when you\u2019re in the area \u2013 it\u2019s fairly close.<\/p>\n
Since the National Archives was just down the street, we made a brief stop to see the Consitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence. I was amazed how faint the writing is and wonder how long we\u2019ll be able to read it.<\/p>\n
Tonight we went to a fun show at the Kennedy Center \u2013 Shear Madness. It\u2019s a murder mystery where the audience gets to help solve the mystery. It\u2019s a fun show with timely jokes in a great venue. The theater is fairly small and we were in the front row. It was a really fun, intimate experience. I wish we\u2019d had more time to explore the building.<\/p>\n
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The theater box President Lincoln was sitting in when shot<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After our day in Gettysburg yesterday and our trip to Ford’s Theater today, I feel like an expert on the Civil War and\u00a0Abe Lincoln. We started our morning at Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was shot. The musuem in the basement has been remodeled since I was last in DC and had some great exhibits. The … Continue reading