We wandered, together as a family, to the National Building Museum. As you can see, the building itself is impressive.
That said, the museum features the Building Zone for kids 2-6. It also currently (until July 11) features an exhibition about parking garages, which is a lot more interesting than it sounds (really, it is).
I’m posting this directly in the WordPress blog, since I wasn’t happy with the notes and snapshots I captured in Evernote while at the museum.
[...] One of the things that impresses me is the space, and the use of it. It’s not just that the museum itself is huge, but that a lot of that space is allocated to the very fine store, and very little to food service. The “cafe” is actually a small room with a counter at one end. The tables are outside, the room, where you can see the pillars, fountain, and other features of the building. [...]