Seeing the Washington Monument was the cherry on top of all DC trips for us. We’ve been trying to get into the Monument every single trip. It’s been closed for construction, renovation, earthquake damage, terrorism and COVID. Finally, by the skin of our teeth, Jerry got us 2 of the very limited tickets. It was lovely and beautiful and more than we hoped for to see all of beautiful DC from so high up and to learn more about it from the small museum up there. This was just a “we were in the neighborhood” type of visit.
Neither of us had been in the Smithsonian Castle before so it was an added treat.
We loved these sporadic white leaves
The Castle gardens were beautiful
An old magazine on display at The Castle containing a vintage RV
The greatest white house in the greatest country on earth
Beautiful sun shining down on liberty and freedom
This guy had a great personality. The rangers were top notch at this top spot in DC.
We sure don’t like wearing masks, or even like pictures in masks, but this is proof we were in that elevator to the top
Teeny tiny White House
WWII Memorial, Reflecting Pool, Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial on the Potomac
Smithsonian Castle
The spectacular Capitol building with the Supreme Court sitting over her right shoulder and the Library of Congress over her left.
On the elevator ride down it slows and the glass clears to show the numerous commemorative stones donated to the Monument from states, cities and people.
The Washington Monument pigeon who attempts to get ice cream from each customer to no avail.
