We hiked a ton of miles while in Washington DC.  We went all over the Mall and had a great time.

The International Spy Museum was our first stop.  It was cool, but a little overpriced.  It had lots of history and information about what being a real spy is all about.  Many case studies of real life agents were presented and each of us was allowed to make up our own secret identity.  We had a fun time.  The museum had lots of information and we learned everything about James Bond.  Ben won a hang from the ground contest that was part of the spy test area.

The Shake Shack next door has mean burgers and custard.  It was well work the wait if you like burgers and custard.

The Smithsonian Museums were really cool.  Natural history was the best and the ice age section was cool.  Natural History has a full size Wright Whale hanging from the ceiling and also had animals from all over the US from way back in time – giant sloths and huge cats were just a few.  American History had real life trains so my little brother Wile was going crazy about that.  Air and space made my heart soar looking at all the planes.  At the American Indian museum, we saw lots of hand made boats and they were cool. American history was very interesting even though we all thought it would be boring.

If you have never seen the fireworks on the 4th of July in Washington DC, you are truly missing out.  Stay away from the Mall and go to the river bank just by the Arlington Cemetery.  The view is better and the crowd is much lighter.  We rode the subway metro train in and out and it was easy money.  The fireworks were the best we have ever seen.  My brother Wile won the duck duck goose world championship while were waiting on the show to start.  It was a fun time for sure.  The train ride back was very patriotic as many people were singing songs and chanting USA!

We went to Bob and Edith’s Diner after the fireworks and chowed down.  What a great place!

We hit Ed’s Chicken and Steak the next day for Peruvian chicken.  Yummy!  Dairy God Mother has mean custard if you like custard.

There is a ton of stuff to do in Washington DC if you have time to get squeeze it all in.

Rhode Island, The Adirondacks, Vermont, and New Hampshire are up next.