DC in Depth

Today was dedicated to getting to know the Nation's Capital in more depth.

So we began, after breakfast at our hotel, by traveling like the locals do - by DC Metrorail.

Our first stop this morning was the United States Capitol, where the group divided into 2 to take a tour inside the Capitol itself.

From the Capitol the group walked along the National Mall, then past the FBI Headquarters to Ford's Theatre, site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

At Ford's Theatre we toured the museum, then enjoyed a performance of One Destiny, a play about the events of that fateful day. After free time for lunch we visited the Peterson House, an historic boarding house across the street from Ford's Theatre - it was here that the 16th President was carried after being shot & here that he died.

A short walk took us to the Smithsonian Museum of American History where we had an hour to pay a first visit to some of the both historic & fun exhibits.

Our final visit of the day was to the Holocaust Museum.  Never a fun experience, the Holocaust Museum is nevertheless a popular & important site for many groups to visit in DC.

Next we rode the metrorail to Union Station where we had free choice in the food court for dinner.  And finally we rode the metrorail one more time, just one stop to our hotel at the end of another long & packed day.