It's a bit of a walk between all the monuments and it was chilly, so we decided to use the Circulator bus to hop between the sites. We started at the Jefferson Memorial (view from the back).
After visiting Mount Vernon, Henry would now like to tour Monticello to learn more about our third president!
Boys at the monument.
Henry stood and read the Gettysburg Address aloud.
And of course, you can't miss the Washington Monument! This view is from the Lincoln Memorial.
We walked along the Vietnam Memorial too.
Our last monument was the newest: the World War II Memorial.
This is the Freedom Wall, which holds 4.048 gold stars. Each star represents 100 Americans who died or remain missing in World War II.
Views from the World War II Memorial
After a couple of chilly hours exploring the monuments, we grabbed a cab and headed to Capitol Hill for lunch. We stumbled upon We, the Pizza and enjoyed pizza and salads in a warm, cozy restaurant.
Spring daffodils
Our last stop was the amazing Library of Congress, the largest library in the world. We visited the Jefferson Building; this Beaux Arts structure, built in 1897, is stunning inside and out!
This is Thomas Jefferson's collection, which he sold to the Library of Congress for $23,950 after the British burned the Capitol (and with it the library) in 1814.
"I cannot live without books." Thomas Jefferson, June 10, 1815
My boys can't live without books either, and their favorite part of the Library of Congress was the Young Readers Center, which is comprised of three rooms full of new and classic noncirculating books, comfy beanbag chairs, puzzles, and more, all designed for children and teens. We spent well over an hour there, just lounging and reading and relaxing after a morning of sightseeing.
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