Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

We learned our lesson after doing the Air and Space Museum on a weekend, so Elias and I enjoyed the Museum of Natural History on a weekday. That meant Daddy couldn't join us, but Elias and I had a delightful time in the less-crowded museum.

On the National Mall before entering the museum. That's the Capitol back there!
 Smithsonian Castle:
 Museum of Natural History:
 Elias loved Henry the elephant!
 Roaring with the African lion:
 Look! A hyena!
 Modeling panda ears in the gift shop:
 Snarling with a black panther:
 Carnivores!
 Holding his breath underwater with the narwhal:
 Help! I'm being eaten by a shark!
 We found all of the fish from Finding Nemo in this aquarium!
 The Hope Diamond:
Elias loved the emeralds because he pretended to be a villager from Minecraft... "Would you like to trade?"
 Gigantic purple quartz!
 Elias spelunking in this huge rock:
 Visiting a termite mound:
 SpongeBob ice cream in the cafe:
 Visiting the butterfly garden:

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