Museums around D.C.

-An exhibit from the Native American Museum -The Canopy View from the Botanical Gardens

-The main fountain area

-The Library of Congress

This weekend I had the chance to do some site seeing. I was so excited to explore Washington, D.C. in this beautiful weather. My friend and I went to The Library of Congress, The Native American Museum, and The Botanical Gardens. I really enjoyed all of these and would visit them again.

When you walk into The Library of Congress the beauty of the architecture leaves you breathless. I have never seen such an ornate building. There are many columns, statutes, and artwork on the walls throughout the building. In the main building there are two exhibits to see, which include important documents and books and journals from prominent people throughout American history. They even had an exhibit of Jefferson’s library. I thought this was a very interesting display because it actually contained the real books that he owned and it was organized the way Jefferson organized his library. For the books that were burned in a past fire and were no longer available for this display, they found these books to include in the exhibit. Because we only saw a small portion of the Library of Congress I would love to go back to see the other two buildings and maybe even get a tour to learn more about its history.

I also highly recommend going to the Botanical Gardens. When you walk into the building there are vibrant colored flowers and plants surrounding you. I have never seen such beautiful flowers in my life. The museum takes its visitors through different climates and shows what plants grow in those conditions. In the desert area, they had many cactuses and other plants that grew with little water. They also displayed common plants used for medicine and food that we eat. Although these areas were interesting, my favorite part of the museum was the jungle area. They had fountains, a tree bridge, and many tall jungle like trees and flowers that grow there. To view the canopy of the jungle, they had suspended walkways for visitors to walk around the perimeter of the room. This was my favorite part because you could view the whole room to get lots of pictures. I would definitely go there again, and I hope to take my family there so they may enjoy the scenery as well.