#1 American History- Let me tell you this one has gone downhill since the remodel. There are lines for everything and 1/2 of the walls don't even have anything hanging on them. However the star spangle banner was cool as was the president exhibit.
#2 Natural History - same as always although I think that elephant in the lobby finally stopped stinking.
#3 National Gallery of Art - yay for no lines and spacious rooms. Much more pleasant than one and two.
#4 National Gallery of Art - East. yay for modern art and even less people that #3. Always good to see some caulder and warhol.
#5 National Museum of the American Indian. - This is architecturally very cool and I'm sure the contents are equally interesting however we were hungry and cranky while we were there so we found it to be lacking a little something. However thumbs up for the ducks in the fountains and the traveling exhibit.
#6 Air and Space - Hasn't changed a bit in like 10 years. Aside from the line to get into the building and their need for a fast pass lane for people without bags and strollers - we enjoyed ourselves.
#7 Hirshorn - (this is #7 despite the fact I can only put up 6 fingers) Another cool building however a good deal of the art inside seemed to be... how shall I put it - confusing. However yay for open rooms and escalators.
#8 The Castle - There's not much to see inside here however it was certainly festive for the holidays and with a name like "castle" you have to love it.
#9 Arthur M. Sackler - All asia art. a smaller museum but with a cool mirror installation in the lobby.
#10 National Museum of African Art - Nothing particuallarly memorable here however I was getting very tired of seeing things in cases at this point.
#11 American Art Museum - One of our favorites. we resisted going here tired of walking all over but we enjoyed the visit.
#12 National Portrait Gallery - last one and probably our favorite. We did so enjoy the president portraits and the movie poster exhibit.
So there you have it 12 smithsonians in a single day. now we are off to brave the windy. stay tuned for pictures of us walking sideways and hair blowing every which way.
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