Smithsonian Natural History Museum

 Getting there is half the fun is the saying.  We used the underground rail system to get downtown for the museums and National Mall from where we were staying, Cherry Hill RV Park.

 The big elephant greets everyone as you enter the front door to the Natural History Museum.  It is said that an upraised trunk in an elephant sculpture signifies good luck.  Personally if I had a bull elephant in the wild doing this to me I would run for it.

 Lots of bones of aquatic dinosaurs in very interesting exhibits.  You gotta come see it for yourself.

 I don't know why anyone would want to turn their back on a full size T-Rex.

 We had to see the mummies.

 The taxidermy in this hall was fantastic.  Quite well done.

Believe it or not they had security folks watching this display.  You had to keep moving too.