After lunch we headed back to where the museums were and to the Archives of the United States of America. In this building, no photography is allowed so I was only able to take a picture of the outside of the building. The amount of rich American history that this building holds is unbelievable. Once we entered the building we quickly noticed that there were no lines whatsover, which my family says is unheard of. We literally walked through security and right to The Documents. The Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom is the main attraction and in the middle of the museum. The Charters of Freedom are the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
What surprised me most about the documents, specifically the Declaration of Independence was how faded it was. I was barely able to make some of the signatures and wording out which was kind of sad. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights documents were in much better shape and readable. Looking at something that was written in 1776 and that was the foundation of our country made it hard not to feel a little more “American” and a small sense of pride. Don’t get me wrong, I am as “Hawaiian” as they come, but there was an “awe factor” when I was standing in there looking at these three important pieces of American history.
Great “chicken skin” museum.