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Most Awesome Museums for Kids in Washington, D.C.

August 10, 2010 by Kamran Abdi 2 Comments

1. National Aquarium

The Aquarium, the nation’s oldest aquarium, had an extreme makeover a few years ago. Three cheers for the aquarium’s new-and-improved face. Children can inspect assorted tanks filled with 200 species of fresh- and- saltwater inhabitants, including an American Alligator, Longsnout Seahorse, Spotted Moray Eel, Freshwater Stingray, Giant Pacific Octopus (homely but a master at camouflage), and piranha. Observe them at lunch, served fashionably late at 2pm daily. (See the website for the schedule). Read more of this post

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Welcome To Our Smithsonian Museum Kids

January 26, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

by Elias Shams
Although, I already knew the difference between the information people find on a blog compare to other online media or websites, for the first time, I personally experienced yesterday.

I have a friend in the UK running a school. He is organizing a four days trip to DC for his students ranging from eleven to thirteen years old. Given, the Smithsonian Museums is one of the must visited places in DC, he asked for my two cents about the museum. I sent him a few links including the one for the museum. But, he insisted on something with more of a personal experience and opinion. Bingo!

One of the fundamental differences between us, the bloggers and people behind the other sites, is our network of like minded people who know us long enough to trust our opinion on things.

Kids, first thing first. Allow me to present to you a video I made about my great experience in the museum. You will probably experience the same thing I filmed every moment of my visit yesterday. There were a few obstacles, but overall, it was Awesome