Day 6: We had another remarkable day! We rolled into DC early enough (7:30) to beat every other tourist. We had the Jefferson Memorial, the Roosevelt Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial all to ourselves. After viewing these three icons of our history we took a tour of another, the White House itself. We arrived at 9:10 for our 9:30 tour as instructed, and were inside shortly thereafter. We cleared a total of three separate security checkpoints. The tour was self guided, and secret service staff were on hand to answer any questions we had. To stroll down the very halls where history has been made, where our Presidents and their families have lived their lives, was a rare honor indeed. Again, our thanks go out to Congressman Tim Walz and his staff for setting this up for us.

After our White House tour we took in the permanent exhibit of The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Our scouts didn't know what to expect, but no one left unmoved by the experience.

After the Holocaust Memorial we went on a monument blitz! We toured the World War II, Viet Nam, Korean War, and Lincoln Memorials.

Tomorrow its off to the International Spy Museum, and the Smithsonians.