One of the tricky things about visiting Washington, DC with kids is finding good places to eat when you're at the Smithsonian or just hanging out on the National Mall. The immediate options tend toward the food cart pretzels or cafeteria food. And …
Visiting the National Museum of the American Indian with kids
May 10, 2011 4 reader comments
I'm not sure we would have visited the National Museum of the American Indian, which sits next to the U.S. Botanical Garden on the mall, if numerous fellow bloggers hadn't recommended the Mitsitam Café housed within it as the perfect place to dine …
A capitol snow cone
May 6, 2011 Leave a comment »
I ask you: What goes better with a national icon than a snow cone? After we toured the United States Capitol we walked down the hill to the National Museum of the American Indian for lunch and an explore (full report on that next week). As we were …
Taking kids to Capitol Hill
May 4, 2011 8 reader comments
Let me start by saying that however cynical you might be about the United States government (and I pass no judgment on such cynicism) the Capitol Building is huge and beautiful and meant to be symbolic of the things that are right about the United …
A Bankside stroll with kids
April 21, 2011 one reader comment
I am a writer, not a photographer, and yet I love to take pictures. While I make no claims whatsoever to expert status, I do like to share my photos and realized at some point that I wanted to offer more attractive ways to show them off. So when I …
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