D.C.

I love Washington D.C.  The first time I went was for a family vacation when I was around 7 years old.  I remember going to the Archives, the Air and Space Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the American History Museum.  I loved them all. 

 Washington D.C. was the first city where I rode on public transportation.  I've been on loads of mass transit systems all around the world since then but the Metro was the very first.

When I was a junior in high school I was fortunate enough to be a delegate to Presidential Classroom.  I was able to spend a week in D.C. wandering around the city and learning about the US legal and political systems.

Since then I have been back a handful of times.  Living in NC it is just a short train or car ride to get there.  It is the perfect place to spend a weekend because there is so much to see and do.  The thing that amazes me is how many people that I meet that have never been to D.C.  I would think that as an American it would be on the top of the list of places to visit in the US...maybe I am just oddly patriotic...or maybe I am just lucky that my parents introduced me to such a great place when I was young.

Time for audience participation...it has been awhile since I've asked for it so play along...

Have you been to Washington DC?  If so, what is your favorite part about it?