Your kids would love the Bureau of Engraving.
At the Basin you can rent paddleboats, which is great fun for kids.
Thus far, this is the list as I know it:
- Arlington National Cemetery. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Changing of the Guard
- National Spy Museum
- The National Archives where our Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and the 1297 version of the Magna Carta are all stored.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
- Vietnam Wall (Family served in that war)
- We're planning on walking the mall
- Fireworks on the Mall for the Fourth
- We want to see the reading of the Declaration of Independence (supposed to be in-period costume)
We're arriving on the 2nd, leaving on the 5th, not how much more we can squeeze in. I've been told by several Freepers on this thread and in FRMail that Mount Vernon is a must-do. We'll probably do that on the 5th before we start our journey home.
All the suggestions on this thread have been awesome, looking forward to posting pics when we get back.