Went to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (where the US prints paper currency). Unfortunately, most of today was spent dealing with rain; I probably should've packed a hat (or bought a Washington Nationals one sooner than I've planned). I did learn however that the US government only prints $2 bills once every 15 years or so, one reason there's so few of them these days. Indeed, the grade-schoolers I was on the tour with apparently had never seen or heard of a $2 bill before.
After seeing the Bureau, I next went to the "Newseum", a privately-run journalism museum... thus their "justification" in charging $20 for admission, which seems rather high considering they're competing against, well, free (at most of the nearby museums). Anyway, the Newseum's exhibits were mostly well done, with various old news clips, displays of major newspapers with historical headlines (World War II, Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record, the World Trade Center attacks, etc.).
After the Newseum, the next stop was the National Gallery of Art, where I looked at the various paintings ranging from the Renaissance to 19th and 20th century American artwork. Not much to say about here, though they had some nice artwork.
After all this, I came back to the hostel, where I did laundry and basically hung out on my laptop to this point (8 PM in the evening). Will be heading out to dinner next, but not sure to where. Tomorrow should be fairly busy, however (various things around Capitol Hill, meeting someone else from online for coffee, etc.), as well as Friday (shopping plus going to the Nationals-Blue Jays game). Saturday, of course, is when I return to Milwaukee (and cooler weather).
After seeing the Bureau, I next went to the "Newseum", a privately-run journalism museum... thus their "justification" in charging $20 for admission, which seems rather high considering they're competing against, well, free (at most of the nearby museums). Anyway, the Newseum's exhibits were mostly well done, with various old news clips, displays of major newspapers with historical headlines (World War II, Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home run record, the World Trade Center attacks, etc.).
After the Newseum, the next stop was the National Gallery of Art, where I looked at the various paintings ranging from the Renaissance to 19th and 20th century American artwork. Not much to say about here, though they had some nice artwork.
After all this, I came back to the hostel, where I did laundry and basically hung out on my laptop to this point (8 PM in the evening). Will be heading out to dinner next, but not sure to where. Tomorrow should be fairly busy, however (various things around Capitol Hill, meeting someone else from online for coffee, etc.), as well as Friday (shopping plus going to the Nationals-Blue Jays game). Saturday, of course, is when I return to Milwaukee (and cooler weather).
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