Road Trip Day 12

1.  Visited the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.  Drove around the town to different historical sites.  Both Makayla and Jarin can recite the Gettysburg Address given by Abraham Lincoln thanks to fourth grade.


The Gettysburg Museum of the Civil War
 The Gettysburg Museum of the Civil War, with 22,000 square feet of exhibit space, features relics of the Battle of Gettysburg and personalities who served in the Civil War, inter-active exhibits, and multi-media presentations that cover the conflict from beginning to end as well as describe the Battle of Gettysburg and its terrible aftermath. The center also hosts the film, "A New Birth of Freedom", narrated by award winning actor Morgan Freeman and the restored Gettysburg Cyclorama, which depicts the final fury of Gettysburg- "Pickett's Charge".

2.  Lunch at Pizza Hut.  

3.  Drive to Washington DC (1 1/2 hour) to visit the Washington DC Temple and visitor center.  Drooled over the homes in the surrounding area.

4.  Went to the D.C. Zoo and about died in 101 degree plus humidity temperature.  The kids didn't know how to handle it.  We walked slowly and drank lots of water.