I'm going to the Supreme Court!

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this here's my first post in Cellarland, so I beg your indulgence and your advice on what to see in Washington D.C.

you see, I'm a paralegal working for a small firm in Texas and we have this little tax case . . . that's going ALL THE WAY! So I begged my boss for permission to come watch him at oral argument before the SCOTUS. Have to pay my own way, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so I don't mind.

I get in to DC on Friday night, and we leave after oral argument on Monday. I'm trying to compile a list of must-sees--and it's hard. There's so much to see! Keep in mind this is in February, so cold weather may be a factor. So far, my short list comprises, in no particular order:

--moonlight tour of the monuments
--Library of Congress
--Renwick Gallery (American arts & crafts--one or my particular interests)
--One of the big Smith museums--Air & Space maybe, or American Indian.
--Possibly a performance at the Folger Shakespeare theater.

Intersperse a bit of shopping and dining in there--what do you think?