NATIONAL HARBOR IN MARYLAND

I am not 100 percent sure as I forgot to look for its information, but the closest ID I could find online was a 1931 Ford Model A De Luxe Roadster.  Also, there is a statue of Henry Ford nearby, which apparently I also didn’t take a photo of. There are more statues to see, a good excuse to go back! This is a beautiful car close up.

We were at National Harbor on 3-31-24 and our schedule was tight, so we didn't walk along the Potomac River, staying in the upper city area for the most part. We will leave a proper walk near the river until next time. It's not too far from home and now the weather is warming up, it will be a nice trip.

We were at the same hotel as the ice show in December 2022, not staying the night this time as this was a much shorter visit. You can revisit posts I made on the ice show here, here and here if you have seen them before, or hopefully enjoy if they are new. Also where we stayed was at this link. You can read National Harbor's actual website at this link, and the following is a short description I found.

"National Harbor is situated on the banks of the historic Potomac River, just minutes away from the nation's capital. Featuring 350 acres of waterfront resort space, National Harbor is a destination unlike any other. Developed by Peterson Companies over 15 years ago, this area is home to 160 stores, 40 restaurants, an iconic Capital Wheel and the best sunsets in the DC area."

They don't mention the MGM Casino (at this link). We have yet to visit it. Not much into gambling but there are other entertainments. They have a huge theater for instance, and several restaurants. 

I did a tiny bit of window shopping while walking at a fast pace. Photos on the run are always fun, you just never know how they are going to turn out.

We did stop to chat with a few people along the way. Rosie the Riveter for one. An iconic symbol here in the United States but she also appeared in the United Kingdom and Australia.

This is a very famous poster which you will probably recognize.

She even has her rivet by her foot, plus her sandwich box.

Here is Gregg saying hello to Winston Churchill. These figures are true to life. I was very surprised to learn that he was 5 ft. 6 inches. We would have been on an eye level with each other.

His statue is by Ivan Schwartz and is part of the collection along the American Way Park Esplanade, which we couldn't go by without taking a few photos.

The Kiss, from a very iconic photo taken on VE day in Time Square, New York. You can read its story at the Naval Institute website here. There is another much larger statue in San Diego in California (click on link if curious).  

I almost felt like I was intruding but Winnie raised his hat to them.

Gregg wanted a photo with Abraham Lincoln...

another larger than life statue. He was 6 ft. 4 in.

Next to Abraham was Frederick Douglass who was about 6 ft. tall.

You can read about him at this link.  There is a lot of history in these statues that I have been enjoying reading.

The last one for this post was George Washington. He was in the same area as the previous two. They would have been the first to see if we had started from the river area, but as we had parked our car halfway up the hill, they were the last. I am very glad we didn't miss them. Washington’s  height was 6 ft. 2 in.  I have one more post from our visit, which I will share as soon as I can put it together.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.