Tips for the Newseum

Our last trip to Washington DC, I finally had the chance to go to the Newseum. I had been wanting to go, but figured that my son would not be interested in the exhibits. After I discovered that ages 6 and under were free and that your ticket was good for two consecutive days, I decided to take the chance and go. It was a great experience to the point that my son wanted to stop back the next day to see the news chopper that hangs from the ceiling and satellite truck again.

One of the most touching exhibits that was in there was a section of the Berlin Wall and the guard tower. Remembering watching the television reports when the wall was coming down, then getting to see a section of it was meaningful.

The 9-11 exhibit was one that I would have liked to have spent more time looking at, but sometimes you are limited with a child. Besides the front page headlines from the attack, they also had the remains of the telecommunications tower that was on top of the North Tower. There was also a video, but figured it would be too much for a small child.

While we were at the Newseum, we also saw the Elvis exhibit that is on loan from Graceland. Of course, I enjoyed seeing some of the pictures from Camp Chaffee with growing up down the road from Ft. Chaffee.

For families with older children, up to the age of 18, they can get in free with a paid adult until Labor Day at the Newseum. The kids will enjoy all of the interactive items and the parents will enjoy reflecting the change in media.