Museum of American History

Today we woke up with foodtruck on the brain but before looking for foodtruck we went to the Holocaust Museum. For three and a half hours we stayed reading everything there was to read. For anyone thinking of visiting the area, or any area with a Holocaust Museum, I highly recommend taking the time, a lot of time, to visit.  It was an experience I will not soon forget.

Now time for Operation foodtruck! Leaving the Holocaust Museum we headed towards the White House. We walked all the way around the White House...no foodtruck. After contacting a friend who works in downtown DC we learned of the trucks location, and that they were about a 20 minute walk away. It also just so happened that the trucks normally pack up and leave around 2pm. It was 1:35... Oh the irony! Operation foodtruck:FAILED! Maybe next time

After that major upset, we made our way over to the Museum of American History. Many of the exhibits were actually closed during our visit and there were a few too many people for our liking.  We walked around, took pictures, and headed out before we could be hit by anymore rascal scooters!

Dorothy's ruby red slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

Julia Child's kitchen in celebration of her 100th birthday.

The recovered Gunboat Philadelphia.

In October 1776, American troops in a ragtag collection of newly built boats faced an advancing line of British ships on Lake Champlain in New York. The Americans, under the command of Benedict Arnold, were forced to retreat, but not before they fought the British to a standstill. One of the American vessels, the Philadelphia, sank during the battle and rested on the bottom of the lake until 1935. It was recovered that year with much of its equipment intact and came to the Museum in 1964, complete with the 24-pound ball that sent the gunboat to the bottom.

Oscar the Grouch puppet.

The gavel used during Clinton's impeachment trial.

First Lady Mamie Eisenhower's dress