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Rain, rain, didn't go away! First we stood in line for almost an hour in the cold and rain at the National Archives... but it was WORTH  IT! We saw the Magna Carta, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and an exhibit on the Civil War. Then, still in the rain, we headed to the Air and Space Museum. We split into two groups and saw World War II aircraft, L.E.M, Cold War missles, and many spacecraft. We had lunch at the McDonald's in the food court. From there we headed to the Natural History Museum, where we saw the Hope Diamond- 45.52 carats! Then we saw a bit of the Ancient Western Cultures section and headed off to the American History Museum. There we saw the Ruby Slippers, Fonzie's jacket, Kermit the Frog, and many more at Pop Culture! We saw the ORIGINAL Star Spangled Banner- 32x30 feet- made by Mary Pickersgill. We also saw the inaugural dresses of every first lady- inclulding Michelle Obama's dress! We also saw their china and memorabilia. We saw Julia Child's kitchen and watched her make garlic mashed potatoes with TWENTY-EIGHT CLOVES of garlic! We saw an exhibit on the wars and saw a steel column from the 70th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center.  Then we got a surprise- when we went outside, it had stopped raining! We walked gleefully to the Holocaust Museum and saw all the interesting exhibits and impactful displays in the museum. Then we hopped on the Metro and headed to the Hard Rock Café with the Bradens' relatives. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and had a lively trip back on the Metro and returned at 10 pm. See you again tomorrow!...