Jaxson chose the Smithsonian Museum of American History for his day. We got there and we were amazed at how many groups were visiting. More than once it was a logjam of people that no one could get through. We spent the majority of the time at the Americans at War exhibit. There were items from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Indian Wars and more. Then we went on to see exhibits on the First Ladies, Pop Culture and early Transportation.
One quick train ride and then a stroll
An Iroquois flag
The Battle at Yorktown
An artifact from the Little Big Horn Battle
I could wear this helmet
An early uniform from the 5th NY volunteers based on a French unit in Algeria the Zouave's
The Philadelphia was a gunboat sunk by the British in Lake Champlain
The side had a hole in it and that hole matched the 23 pound ordinance
A mock up of how the gunboat looked when new
Not a flattering portrayal of the sailors
Lincoln Artifacts
Lincoln was the first US President to be assassinated
Here is one of his hats
This sad display listed all the presidents who were either killed or had an assassination attempt made on them
A speech
Commentary on the speech
The rebuttal
Kennedy Memorabilia
A 38 star flag
The First Lady was not always the wife of the President. especially when the President was a life long bachelor
Or when the wife of the President dies just before the inauguration
Prince's actual guitar is behind glass
A Babe Ruth signed ball
Muppets to spare
A section on the origins of Jazz
Dizzy and his iconic trumpet
In the section dedicated to early whaling, this cast iron whale caught my eye
Waiting for the train
The people were all in shades of grey so they look ghostly
Woof says the early motor vehicle adventurers
Then there was the Tucker, a sleek automobile
