Museum of American History

This huge museum has a very wide variety of stories and artefacts about the history of the US. One of the most impressive being the Star Spangled Banner that was raised in Baltimore in 1814 toもっと詳しく
National Portrait Gallery

My last museum stop of the day was to the National Portrait Gallery. I spent most of the time in the President's Gallery which contains an official portrait of every President in the countriesもっと詳しく
DC United v Celtic

This evenings sporting event was DC United hosting Celtic in a friendly and testimonial game. There was a very strong Celtic continent, I'd even say they were in the majority although I think most ofもっと詳しく
Tidal Basin

My new found love in DC are the shareable bikes. There are stands all over the city (including across the road from my hostel) and they cost $1 base fee plus $0.05 per minute.
From my hostel to theもっと詳しく
Thomas Jefferson Memorial

After approximately 33 mins of cycling and $2.65 later I made it from my hostel, around the Tidal Basin and to this stunning memorial looking out to the Washington Monument!
Thomas Jefferson was ofもっと詳しく
The Pentagon and Memorial

The Pentagon is the highly protected (and believe me difficult to get to and away from) headquarters of the US Department of Defense.
The west side of the Pentagon (in the 6th picture here) was hitもっと詳しく
Arlington National Cemetary

This place was a nightmare to get to as I never realised that it only has a single entrance which is totally inaccessible by foot. After walking in completely the wrong direction I had to ask theもっと詳しく
Marine Memorial and Roosevelt Island

Once again I hopped on a bike and headed north from Arlington towards the river. Stopping twice along the way at the US Marine Corps Memorial and Roosevelt Island.
Georgetown

I left my bike just across the river in the popular and affluent neighbourhood of Georgetown. The houses were all so classic and the university campus stunning.
It's also home to the Exorcist stepsもっと詳しく
The White House (Again)

Following the news of Joe Biden stepping aside I thought I better pay a visit to the White House again. All of the media were at their stations inside and there was a lady interviewing for Sky News.もっと詳しく
Final Evening in Washington

For my final evening in Washington I treated myself to a Nando's, making sure to make this as cost effective as possible by filling up my water bottle in the fountain of the gallery across the roadもっと詳しく
The Capitol Public Galleries

This morning I returned to the Capitol to try and get my hands on passes to the public galleries of the House and Senate, which I successfully did!
All's I needed to take was my passport (which theyもっと詳しく
National Air & Space Museum

My final touristy spot of my time in Washington was to the National Air & Space Museum. No walk up tickets are available so I had to be ready at 8:30am this morning to book a free time slotもっと詳しく
DC > Baltimore

After clocking up 108,000 steps and around 2.5 hours of bike time in my 3.5 days in DC it is time to leave! I knew I'd love Washington DC but wow it blew me away even more than I ever expected, theもっと詳しく
Evening in Baltimore

This evening my host Briggs showed me a couple of the best night spots in Baltimore! Starting with the rooftop bar at the Four Seasons. We didn't get a drink here but instead headed to a bustlingもっと詳しく
Northern Baltimore

First up today I headed north to explore the local area which included an obligatory Washington Monument!
Baltimore Inner Harbour

Next up I wandered throught the inner harbour which included lots of old ships, nice hotels, bars and restaurants and a view across to Federal Hill across the harbour.
Fells Point

From the main harbour this leads to Fells Point which is full of beautiful brick streets with quirky bars and shops. I really like the neighbourhoods in Baltimore!
Patterson Park

After stopping for some lunch at the supermarket I continued on to my furthest point of the day at Patterson Park. I did a lap of here and stopped in the shade for a while to read, once again it wasもっと詳しく
Locust Point

I then took the free boat across to Locust Point as I wanted to visit Fort McHenry, a site of the defeat of the British and where the Star Spangled Banner was written! You can maybe also see theもっと詳しく
Federal Hill

My final stop of the day was at Federal Hill, a fort with panoramic views of Baltimore. Again I sat here for a while to read and watch over the city. By the time I got back to my accomodation I'dもっと詳しく
Baltimore > Philadelphia

This morning I boarded the hour long 8:30am train to Philadelphia, arriving into the grand hall on 30th street!
Wet Philadelphia

The first few hours of my time in Philadelphia were spent dashing between sights when the torrential rain gave me a moment.
I saw the city hall, JFK square and Reading Terminal Market. I shelteredもっと詳しく
Historic Philadelphia

Eventually the rain stopped completely so I went out exploring again. First up heading to Elfreth's Alley, one of the oldest streets in America. So old that some of the houses bear Union Jacks (oneもっと詳しく
Independence Hall

My final touristy stop of the day was to the Independence Hall for a quick tour. We visited the very room in which the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both fiercely debated andもっと詳しく
旅行者Very interesting collection x
旅行者
That's definitely CLAYTON senior giving that lino stick! 👍🤣⚽️