National Air and Space Museum
6th Street and Independence Ave.
Washington, DC
202-633-1000
The Smithsonian's "not-to-be-missed" aviation branch, in two locations, is "packed" with everything from Charles Lindbergh's "
Spirit of St. Louis to a space vessel you can walk through." "Inanimate objects come to roaring life" in "fantastic exhibits." Other area attractions -- from the museums on the Mall to the White House -- are mere steps away from the DC site.
More family fun in Washington, DC
Buy a copy of the Zagat's Family Travel Guide
Decorate: Buy silver paper goods. Hang planet-and-star mobiles (use Chinese lanterns for planets and cutout poster-board stars).
Eat: Serve astronaut ice cream (freeze-dried; find at sports stores) and "rocket dogs" (hot dogs in foil).
Make: Rockets from toilet paper or paper-towel rolls, cone-shaped cups, foil, and stickers.
Play: Space flight! Create a solar system on the floor with concentric rings made of tape or string. Tape construction-paper planets in place, with the sun in the center. Have child stand on the sun, blindfolded. Spin him, and let him toss his rocket. Where does it land?
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