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On Dec. 18th, my first day in D.C. with Paul, I explored the museums. First up was the United states Botanic Garden.
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The entrance to the United States Botanic Garden.
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Part of the World's Deserts exhibit in the U.S. Botanic Garden.
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An interesting looking cactus in the World's Deserts exhibit in the U.S. Botanic Garden.
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Another interesting cactus in the World's Deserts exhibit in the U.S. Botanic Garden.
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Barrel cactus in the World's Deserts exhibit in the U.S. Botanic Garden.
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Mmmmm panda food....
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The entrance to the National Museum of the American Indian.
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As part of a multi-cultural fair, a mariachi band entertains the crowd in the foyer of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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As part of a multi-cultural fair, a mariachi band entertains the crowd in the foyer of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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A painting depicting the creation story of the American Indian.
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Some fancy bead work clothing of the American Indian.
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Some fancy bead work accessories of the American Indian.
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We now enter the National Air and Space Museum to view a DC-3 airliner.
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Another plane hanging in the National Air and Space Museum.
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Planes hanging in the National Air and Space Museum.
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An exhibit of a WWI bi-plane.
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A view inside the cockpit of a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet.
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A cut-away view into a Vickers Viscount prop airplane engine.
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A cut-away view into a turbine jet airplane engine.
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A view into the intake of a turbine jet engine.
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We now move on to the age of rocketry and a rocket engine.
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A German V-2 rocket (from WWII) on the left, and the U.S. Space Lab module on the right.
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The U.S. Space Lab module in the background with a scale model of the U.S. Space Shuttle in the foreground.
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