At the conclusion of our trip to the Finger Lakes in New York, we found ourselves in Washington, DC. The National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) topped our list of things to see on this trip.

Admission is free but timed-entry tickets are required. Even though the website showed tickets weren’t available on the weekend of our visit, NMAAHC releases a batch of same-day tickets at 8:15 am. It was worth a shot and we secured tickets for 2:30 pm that same day.