While in DC for a long weekend, I took the kids for a walk to the National Zoo.  My 17- month-old son saw these statues of the chimpanzees and he quickly ran up to offer them a drink saying, "Drink, Mommy!"  Apparently they were thirsty too.

DC is a great trip for the entire family.  The National Zoo is easily a full day of fun and entertainment.  But there are so many things to see and do there, so when we travel to DC we tend to spend a few days at "the sites"...the things everyone should see and do in our nation's capital, and then we spend a few days literally walking everywhere.  It's easy become a wanderer - to start off in one direction and find yourself diverted into a totally new direction simply because you saw something interesting. 

Sometimes that's the best way to travel!