I'm fortunate that I've crossed many items off my bucket list before my impending 40th bithday. One that remains is a tough one as no one I am related to or even know would enjoy doing this with me:
#6. Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
I visited D.C. when I was in 8th grade and would love to punch my 14-year-old self in the neck for not appreciating that trip more and for not realizing that it would be 26+ years before I had the opportunity to return. I chose to stay on the bus at the Lincoln Memorial to listen to a new group (Salt 'n Pepa) who, a classmate of mine convinced me, were going to be "huge." I could have stood on the very steps where Dr. King delivered his "I Have a Dream Speech," yet there I was, sitting on a bus, with a handful of fellow 8th graders, listening to "Push It."
"Youth is wasted on the young."- George Bernard Shaw
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| Able, Rhesus Monkey, flew in first space capsule, 1959 |
While we visited Washington, D.C., we did visit one of the Smithsonian Museums, The National Air and Space Museum. I saw the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk and Able, the monkey who became the first space explorer. What I remember most about that particular visit is glancing at a classmate's notebook. We were to keep a journal throughout the trip, jotting down notes on each of our stops in a spiral notebook. Glancing over a classmate's shoulder as we waited on the bus outside of the museum, I noticed she had titled her entry "The Aaron Space Museum."
So, at some point, maybe all alone, I want to visit the Smithsonian's American History Museum. And here are a few pieces I'll be so excited to see:
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| Gettysburg Address Speech |
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| Thomas Jefferson's Bible |
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| A piece of the actual Plymouth Rock |
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| George Washington's uniform |
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