Roadtrip #5 - Washington DC and the New England states

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With the Fall of 2009, we flew to our nation's capital and set out on a 2,737-mile journey around the northeast states, raking in the sights of the big historic cities and more national parks/monuments. The peaking fall foliage was a nice touch as well.
  1. The Manhattan skyline is revealed within the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
  2. Lady Liberty stands tall as our ferry rounds the national monument in New York.
  3. Many churches and cemeteries are overshadowed by their neighboring skyscrapers, although Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY still makes...
  4. Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY is still years away from completion.
  5. The Harbor View 9/11 Memorial Mark displays the tear of grief in Bayonne, NJ. It lines up with the Statue of Liberty and where the twin towers used...
  6. This is the typical view you get when standing on the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building in New York, NY.
  7. Our first goal of the day for Upper Manhattan in New York, NY was the Empire State Building.
  8. We found the charging bull located off Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY.
  9. Mom finds the markers of her maternal grandparents at the St. Benedict Cemetery, north of Hartford, CT.
  10. The ball and 2009 sign is still sitting there at the top of Times Square in New York, NY.
  11. We made it to the top of the Empire State Building in Upper Manhattan, New York, NY.
  12. This was one of the many mansions in Newport, RI that you can tour.
  13. These flags near the entrance of the State House in Hartford, CT were actually used on the field during the Civil War in the 1860s. That makes...
  14. This state house in Hartford, CT is one of the many capitol buildings I marked off my list of 50 to see. I'm showing this particular capitol because...
  15. Instead of just viewing it from the outside, we took a quick tour inside Paul Revere's home, the oldest structure still standing in Boston, MA.
  16. Cranary Burial Ground in Boston, MA held much history, such as the final resting places of Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Ben Franklin's parents.
  17. The beginning of the Freedom Trail, found in the Boston Common park in Massachusetts, marks the start of 2.5 miles of history, if you can make it all...
  18. A doe trotting around in Acadia National Park, Maine, is wondering why we're stopping to take pictures of him.
  19. I call this the "Wishbone" bridge, which is really I-93 north heading out of Boston, MA. I don't know its official name.
  20. The old North Church tower in Boston, MA is where Paul Revere sounded the warning bell.
  21. Thunder Hole, found in Acadia National Park, was quiet today. No ferocious storms were forcing their waves into the little crevice.
  22. We found the Sandy Beach in Acadia National Park in Maine. This is the farthest north I have seen the Atlantic Ocean.
  23. Many islands were scattered about when facing the southern shores of Acadia National Park. The peak of Cadillac Mountain overlooks the little town of...
  24. Niagara Falls, ON in Canada has quite the night life going on. Despite the cold and wind, many families were using their Saturday night to hang...
  25. Bennington, VT has their own war monument, which I unfortunately didn't get detailed on since we were short on time this day.
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