Read more about the article Ford’s Theatre and Old Post Office Tower – Washington, DC

Ford’s Theatre and Old Post Office Tower – Washington, DC

As I mentioned earlier, Dear Hubby (DH) and I have spent considerable time in Washington, DC. I interned for a U.S. Congressman for two summers, completed the LSU-S American Studies Washington Semester Program, and attended Close-Up during high school. DH lived here for three years before moving to Atlanta.

Visitors can spend days and weeks in Washington, DC and still not see everything the city offers. A few spots that I would say are “new and improved” since my days as an intern are Ford’s Theatre and the Old Post Office Tower. Both are just a few short blocks from each other so you can hit both on the same trip.

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Read more about the article Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument – Washington, DC

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument – Washington, DC

In the previous post, we visited the US Holocaust Memorial Museum where we saw how the Jewish people in Germany and most of Europe were stripped of their rights. The next day, Thing 1 wanted to tour the Belmont-Paul National Women’s Equality Monument. I’d never heard of this small museum, but it tackles the subject of human rights. In this case, it is the struggle for women to gain equal rights in the US. 

The house is named after Alva Belmont and Alice Paul. Alva Belmont, the former Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbuilt, hosted many women’s suffrage meetings at Marble House, her cottage I toured in Newport, Rhode Island. However, I wasn’t familiar with Alice Paul. The museum details Alice Paul and the work of the National Women’s Party, which used the house as its headquarters for over 80 years.

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Read more about the article US Holocaust Memorial Museum – Washington, DC

US Holocaust Memorial Museum – Washington, DC

After dropping our daughter (Thing 2) off in DC for her summer internship, we wanted to do some sightseeing. The US Holocaust Museum had always been on our list so we got online and reserved free tickets. 

Both my husband and I have spent considerable time in DC. He lived here three years, while I interned for a US Congressman for a couple of summers. We also took our girls here in elementary school and again in 2021. The Holocaust Museum is one of the things we’ve never seen before.

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Read more about the article Jewel Cave National Monument – Hot Springs, SD

Jewel Cave National Monument – Hot Springs, SD

It was the last day of our South Dakota trip and we had one more thing on our itinerary – Jewel Cave National Monument. Fortunately, we booked tickets ahead of time and we’re glad we did. There were no tickets available for walk-up visitors.

Jewel Cave is home to the third largest cave system in the world and the second largest in the US behind Mammoth Cave National Park. Discovered in 1900 by mining prospectors, Jewel Cave became the first national monument to protect a cave in 1908. Until the 1950s, cavers only discovered two miles of passageways. Today, explorers have mapped 215 miles of trails and still haven’t found the end.

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