Okay, I am finally all 'museumed out'. It took a few days but after spending several hours this morning in the Smithsonian American History Museum and half the afternoon in the National Museum of the American Indian, I'm done. There are other free galleries, but I'm finished. It's just as well as this is our last full day in DC. Tomorrow after breakfast we'll check out and head back towards Baltimore, MD. Our weekly Metro passes will take us to Greenbelt and perhaps on the B30 bus to BWI.
I think we got our money's worth from the $29 weekly Metro passes. The subway system here does seem set up more for commuters than occasional tourists. Unlike some major cities, there aren't stations close to some places that visitors want to see. Also, the stations are all identical which is utilitarian, I guess. At first it seemed a bit odd. The system is also extremely dim. I guess it proves that in order to maintain safety and security, transit doesn't need to be lit up with the brightness of a supernova. I might be nice to be able to look out the windows and read the station signs however. Still the system seems efficient enough. Any city worth a visit should have an adequate rapid transit system. Washington certainly passes that criteria.
If we get back to the Baltimore airport and check into our hotel early enough tomorrow, we hope to spend the afternoon in that city's downtown. Our first flight back toward the west coast departs at 8:30 am on Saturday. We've visited quite a large number of North American cities since living in Canada. There are still so many places left. High on the must-do list is a summer visit to Chicago.