National Archives, Washington D.C.

This great building and its collections are probably overlooked in the shadow of the Smithsonian with its 65 million artefacts, etc, but a few minutes inside will be sufficient. The front hall contains one of the original Declarations of Independence. Viewers stand in single file in the central rotunda and have a short time to view this particular document.

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
Two of history's most famous documents can be viewed, through some very thick glass!! It's amazing and awe-inspiring to be in the presence of two documents that have dramatically shaped this country. They've been the cause of huge wars and lives sacraficed for a piece of parchment that says we are free. Incredible!

The archives are the the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constiution.
To view these historic documents makes one think of their place in history and the individuals who first gave birth to the nation.

This building houses historic documents, and the actual declaration of independence is its main item.

The national archives were recently opened up in Nov 2004. Great place for those who like to search through the past

Located at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, this is where you can see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights among other original documents.

The National Archives building viewed from the Sculpture Garden.
That's a sculpture of a spider to the right.