Ford's Theatre

My brother, Caleb, who lives in New York came to stay for the Thanksgiving weekend. I asked him what he wanted to see when he was here and he said Ford's Theatre. So our first excursion in Washington D.C. was to Ford's Theatre where Lincoln was shot.

It turned out to be a lot of fun. The kids loved riding the metro. It was a little colder than we had planned on, but the kids survived.

The Theatre has a museum underneath that was really interesting and informative. The kids got a little tired of it, but I definitely could have stayed longer.

Upstairs is the theatre where Lincoln was shot. They still have plays there. By this point the kids were hungry and ornery. I thought it was very cool. In the background you can see the theatre box Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot.

Across the street you can go into the house where Lincoln was taken after he was shot and where he eventually died. It definitely made me realize how little I remember from any history class I've ever taken.

After that we decided to walk by the White House. It was a little farther away then we had thought and we ended up at the back. We decided it was not worth the time it would take to walk to the front because the kids were finished.


The White House looks much smaller in the back then I thought it would. I still need to see the front so I can compare.

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