Today we went to the Newseum, a very impressive museum of news and journalism. It was a frigid, cold and bitter morning, so before walking for blocks to the museum, we warmed up in the nearest Starbucks. As we entered the Newseum, I was informed that Anderson Cooper was there filming on the rooftop. Yesterday we went to a 3D movie and today we upgraded to a 4D movie about the history of journalism. It was quite the experience, involving water being splashed on us as well as the sensation of mice crawling up our legs.
Some of the Newseum’s exhibits we explored included the News Corporation News Gallery, 9/11 Gallery, Today’s Front Page Gallery, Berlin Wall Gallery, Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery, and the First Dogs Gallery. The Front Page Gallery was very interesting displaying today’s newspaper from countries around the world, as well as cities across the United States. This gallery really showed America’s immense impact on the rest of the world, with almost every newspaper having an article on Obama’s upcoming inauguration. The Greenspun Terrace on Pennsylvania Avenue was my favorite place in the Newseum. The only entrance is a door right after the Today’s Front Page Gallery. Here, you are able to get a great view of the Capitol Building, as well as the rest of the city. We could see Secret Service setting up on the rooftop of the Canadian Embassy, right next door for the Inauguration.
Tomorrow we are leaving at 7am in an attempt to get a good spot for the concert on The Mall. The concert is between 2 and 9pm, with celebrities such as Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Usher, Denzel Washington, Jamie Fox, Tiger Woods, as well as many others scheduled to appear.
