Monday, April 15, 2013

Washington, D.C. and New York City!!

Our 5th and 6th graders took on the towns! They really enjoyed learning about our country's government, along with the many monuments and memorials! Take a look!!

The new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

A beautiful night view of the Jefferson Memorial!

Arlington National Cemetery

More of Arlington

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

Inside the National Cathedral

Inside the National Cathedral

Touring the National Cathedral

The Lunar Window inside the National Cathedral! 
That's a piece of moon rock in the middle!!

A view of Washington from a hill in Arlington. 

The tomb of Pierre L'Enfant, the designer of D.C.

The National Cathedral
They are repairing damage from the earthquake.

A bust of Abraham Lincoln done by the same man that carved Mt. Rushmore!

Inside the Capitol Building

A piece of the actual Plymouth Rock!

Thomas Edison's first light bulb!

The Hope Diamond! Who wants to get an early birthday present??

Posing in front of the White House at night!

They even let us inside!

Rockefeller Center!

We didn't help the market while we were there. Oh Well!

View of New York from the top of Rockefeller Center Tower!

Time Square

Radio City Music Hall! We didn't see the Rockettes, though!

That's a really big building!

The Statue of Liberty

The new 9-11 Memorial

The Survivor's Tree at the 9-11 Memorial

In Central Park near Strawberry Fields

Our hometown man, Joe Louis, at rest in Arlington National Cemetery

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