Going to the Top of the Washington Monument - The National Archive - Smithsonian Museums

Jacob when you got choked up Declaraton of Independce I was very touched. I love that Patriotism spirit. I also seen the Magna Carta in England. Very important stuff my friend.

Great video, see you in Key West ! 💚

I kept thinking you hadn't made much headway on your Route 1 journey. But then I checked out the Route map and you have indeed put in the miles. Looks like you are about 1/3rd of the length so far.

Wow! So much fun! A video packed full of stuff! God Bless America! I really liked seeing the old-timey car dealership because I sold cars to put myself through college.

P.S. I hope Jenn was okay during the earthquake today.

Some of the founders of the United States were Freemasons like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. The Masonic ideas and rituals influenced the framing Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

First time I went on the monument was over 60 years ago!!!😳
I’ve visited DC many times in my life, from a very young age to well into adulthood, really want to go back once more❤️SO much to see and ALL museums and National Zoo are FREE!!! As they should be🇺🇸
Also my Uncle and brother are buried in Arlington🖤

Before cellphone people spend too much time on cellphone especially around the dining table

How many pressed pennies did you get on this road trip

Thanks for your true explanations. Obviously CNN did not wright your script.

🇺🇸We got to tour the White House a few times when I was a kid❤️those tours were free but you had to go there early to get a ticket for that day.

I've been to DC twice. First time I arrived and went to the Smithsonian History Museum and forgot I was carrying my pocket knife. They couldn't let me in because of that. Second time the Smithsonian Museums were closed because of Covid.

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YESSS, I definitely miss life before cell phones !!! Great video Jacob. Good thing you didn't have to climb those 900 steps in the Washington Monument after climbing Bunker Hill's monument !!! The National Archive was very interesting & the Smithsonian Museums were awesome !!! Thanks Jacob for taking us along with you on this adventure !!! 🙂🤠

🤪definitely life was simpler before cell phones!!!! People actually noticed life around them instead of EVERYone Looking down ALL the time!🥴

Aren’t you glad there are elevators now in the Washington Monument? Life was better before cell phones. I believe we were better problem solvers and we had life skills that made us less of a consuming society.

holding the Pennies at the end, it looked like I had cuts in on your hand🥴

I couldn't help but laugh out loud when you said "I don't mind a little spice." Remember when you got wrecked by the killer sauce at Bubbalous!?

lol "Theoretically" they cannot take away those rights. Don't watch the news, my friend. It'll just freak you out.

Hi Jacob! I watch this channel every day though I may not comment every time. I haven't been to DC since I went there with a friend to see King Crimson in concert pre-Covid, Thanks so much for taking me along to visit some of my favorite places. Safe travels!

Funnily enough, I think I may have just missed seeing you at the White House! We tried to get tickets to the Washington Monument and just as you said, we couldn't. We also went to the archives and seeing the Declaration did make me a bit emotional. I'm related to three of the signers and it meant a lot to see their signatures in person. Glad you had a great visit!

Thanks!

You can get a lot closer to the White House on the other side from Lafayette Square!

Last time I saw the milky way it was one of those candy bars😂

We Visited the Washington Monument.. but believe it or not!.. didn't know you could go inside?.. we just thought it Was all Solid Stone..

I’m going to show my age here. Back in the mid 70’s, my brother and I climbed the steps of The Washington Monument. I don’t even know if you can do that anymore. Needless to say we were much younger back then.
Thanks Jacob for a wonderful tour of DC and for the trip down memory lane.

My Hometown DC ❤😊 I love your channel

Life before cell phones was better. Marriages were safer from temptation. Bullying was not as prominent. But has advantages of being connected to loved ones and emergency services. The young generation now has been made lazier and dependent on them for everything.

To be quite honest I had no idea you could go to the top of Washington Monument pretty cool view

Lucy has a better job than I do apparently to afford an iPhone

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a wild book - the road trip thing is just the very surface. Pretty mind blowing actually

I still use Cork boards for my badges etc mobile phones have destroyed many things but helped alot

Jacob: "This took place in 1903, and took 63 days to go coast to coast."
Me: Ironically, it now takes a Greyhound bus that long to travel the same distance. 😒

Beautiful history

I would like it better with cellphones 😊

My charger was loose and I had to wiggle it just right to charge. I tried other chargers and it did not work. It got to the point it no longer worked. I had to buy a new phone!!! Let's see what this one does. It better last longer than 2 years!

I was curious have you ever been to the Outer Bsnks NC? If no why not? It's beautiful and full of history

DC really has some of the best museums. I know your summer is really planned out but if you pass by DC again you should go to Six Flags America since America's oldest still operating rollercoater closes at the end of this season.

I also forgot to say in your past videos. When you were more north like in CT, rt 1 is called post road. It is actual the old King's Road. That is the first road which connected Boston to Charleston way before cars were ever a thought.

The color change on the Washington monument is from when spider man crashed a helicopter into it

Thank You Jacob! Your comments about our founding documents were inspirational. Things are not perfect but I would not want to live in any other country. God Bless America and God Bless you!

Is there a golden pyramid on top of the Washington monument?

Man, it was a pleasure to meet you at the National Archieves. Hopefully, the group of 8th graders that I was with did not cause you any issues.

The artificial lights are bad for the sea turtles too, when the eggs hatch.

First time I went in the Washington Monument I was 7. I went back in Girl Scouts at 11 or 12. I returned again at 17.
When I'd see the Beach Boys concert at the monument on the news, I'd beg my dad to go to the next one. He said no. Too much traffic.

We drove by the White House in 1965. My how times have changed !

When I was a kid i and my parents walked up all the steps to the top of the Washington monument. Another thing I wanted to mention is about the places to see dark sky's are many out west because I've traveled out west at night and there are miriad of stars at night so that exhibit was incorrect.

Was just here thanks to you 2 weeks ago..loved the smithsonian❤

When I was a kid in the 90s I lived outside DC and had a family friend who worked for the Secret Service. He took us on a night tour of the White House when Bill Clinton was out of town and I was able to go into pretty much everywhere but the war room. I've been in the Oval Office and the Lincoln Bedroom. I even have a picture standing behind the press podium on the wall of my apartment. 9/11 Changed Washington DC so much, I wish we could go back.

"Travelling tube of misery." Perfect

Universe a couple weeks ago, ALONE! You are a treasure. Keep up the great work. Safe travels home!