This weekend was a great weekend! Saturday, I had the opportunity of visiting the Smithsonian American History Museum. My cousin and his girlfriend, who also attend colleges in the District of Columbia area, also met me to see this museum. I had previously gone to the Holocaust museum, but the American History was much different and had more historical artifacts to look at. In comparison, the Holocaust museum was much more pictures and reading. In one part of the museum, they showed the history of American wars and what was commonly seen during those eras. I got to see uniforms, the different guns and the technology used in each of the wars and how this progressed over time. One of my favorite exhibits was the WWII exhibit because my grandfather had fought in this war. He would often tell us how he was in the Battle of the Bulge, so when I saw the area that was dedicated it, it was fascinating. They showed the typical uniform he would wear and some of the pictures from that time period. Another interesting exhibit was the one of the Berlin wall, which included actual pieces from the wall. It is almost as though history comes alive when you can see these artifacts from these different events.
The other part of the American History museum that I found exciting was the area dedicated to pop culture. In this exhibit there were such pieces as a signed baseball from Lou Gehrig, Michael Jackson’s hat, the red shoes worn in the Wizard of Oz, the Muppets, and the Presidential Inauguration dresses worn by each first lady. I will be sure to include pictures of these as well so you can see them!
To end my perfect day, my cousin, his girlfriend, and I went to The Hard Rock Café in downtown Washington, D.C. Because it is almost like an American tradition to stop at this restaurant if there is one where you are visiting, I had to go! The music and the food were great, and I highly recommend going for anyone that is in town!
I hope next weekend is as great as this one was!
-Andreanna
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