Quote Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer View Post
I had fun in DC as a kid. Free museums, most of which were setup in a kid friendly way, the USPS and its bags of old stamps, the US mint and the printing machines, reaching the top of the washington monument, even the vietnam wall felt important. No doubt I'd understand it all more now than I did back then, but that goes for most things in life, including theme parks.
I dare say even building a castle in the sand beats waiting in line for the umpteenth variation of the same ride. The castle itself probably is also more authentic than what passes for a castle at Disney.