Crossing America 2013: Day 32: College Park, MD (cont.)

Still in College Park, MD:

Another heavy walking day in Washington, DC. Today, we had a much clearer idea of where we were, where we wanted to go, and how we could accomplish that with the smallest number of wasted steps. Little to report but a lot of pictures:

The Library of Congress (closed on Sunday, of course):

The Supreme Court Building (that's an elaborately painted tarp across the front - the building undergoing some restoration):

The Capitol's main entrance (closed on Sunday, of course):

The House of Representatives side of the Capitol:

The Senate side of the Capitol:

Going around the House of Representatives end:

The side of the Capitol that faces the Mall:

Looking down the Mall from the Capitol:

Reproduction of the Apollo/Soyez joint mission that took place in 1972 (essentially, they docked)

at the National Air and Space Museum:

Assorted missles at the National Air and Space Museum (Skylab is on the left, Hubble space telescope in the background and Apollo/Soyez rendezvous on the right):

Kristen next to the nozzle from a Saturn booster at the National Air and Space Museum:

The Wright Flyer at the National Air and Space Museum:

The Spirit of St. Louis at the National Air and Space Museum:

The X-15 at the National Air and Space Museum:

The Smithsonian Castle:

Good Humor truck on display outside of the National Museum of American History. Funny story: Kristen forgot that she had a small pepper spray dispenser in her purse. Security at the museum was checking all bags and wouldn't let her in. I was already through and went back out with her. I put her spray in my pocket and the two of us went back in - no problem. Later, I had to toss the sprayer at the National Archives where security was a little bit more thorough.

Dorothy's ruby slippers at the National Museum of American History. We also saw Archie Bunker's chair and the Star Spangled Banner (alas, Fonzie's leather jacket was no longer on display - worthwhile anyway):