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smithsonian institution
Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution
Its buildings preserve millions of scientific, artistic, and historic value.
Often referred as the “nation’s attic”.
You may visit seven of the main buildings that comprise this tour.
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The Smithsonian Institute was founded to increase and spread knowledge among people.
This institution encompasses:
 fourteen museums and galleries
 five research facilities
 a zoo (located in Rock Creek Park)
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Exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum trace the history of manned flight and space exploration.
The twenty-four galleries display spacecraft, missiles and rockets, and aircraft of historical or technological importance.
They contain hundreds of scale models, uniforms, aviation awards, photographs and other memorabilia.
You can even view and touch the moon rock!
This museum’s collection includes the plane flown by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903; the Spirit of St. Louis (pictured below) in where Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
…and the command module from Apollo II which carried human beings to the moon for the first time in 1969.
NATIONAL  MUSEUM  OF NATURAL  HISTORY
This is the Hope Diamond.
This is one of the most popular items to be seen in this museum.
It is located in the Hall of Minerals
It is one of the largest blue diamonds in the world.
Other displays in the Museum of Natural History cover mammals:
This huge African bush elephant greets you as you enter the front rotunda.
The museum’s resources are awesome!
You can see millions of items from the natural world as well as artifacts from different cultures around the world……...
…as well as ancient animals.
Dinosaur Hall contains an enormous array of prehistoric skeletons.
Museum of American History
You can even see furnishings from popular televisions shows from All in the Family, M*A*S*H*, and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
There are countless displays to view in the Smithsonian Institution.
Vietnam memorial
Known simply as “the wall” this monument is one of the most visited sites in the city of Washington.
After watching the film “the deer hunter” in 1979, vietnam veteran jan c. scruggs first conceived of the idea for a vietnam veterans memorial.  A yale architectural student, maya lin, submitted the winning design.
“the wall” was built in constitution gardens in washington, d.c. through private donations from the public, and dedicated in 1982.
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ARLINGTON  NATIONAL CEMETARY
Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery.
Arlington  Stop (Blue Line).
Each year, three and a half million visitors make the pilgrimage to Arlington, the nation’s most hallowed ground.
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“The Torch Has Been Passed”.  John F. Kennedy.    The Eternal Flame.
Arlington National Cemetery held special meaning for the nation’s thirty-fifth president, who saw the cemetery as a sacred place for the American veterans who died for their nation’s ideals.
The eternal flame is the focal point of the memorial and symbolizes the continued legacy of the President’s ideals.  The grave consists of Massachusetts  granite.  Inscribed are several memorable quotes from the President Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The simple marble Tomb is inscribed, “Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier known but to God”.
The tomb is guarded by a single solider from the 3rd U.S. infantry.
 All uniforms are dress Army blues and the  guard carries an M-14 rifle weighing 9.5 lbs. equipped with a ceremonial bayonet and black mourning strap.
Marine War Memorial
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