The Beach at the National Building Museum

Today we grabbed brunch at The Liberty Tavern in Clarendon. I love this spot for brunch because we always have delicious meals and great service. Now that Mason eats regular food, I love it even more because it's $8.50 for children to have the full buffet so if he's being picky we have lots of options.

After brunch we decided to check out The Beach installation at the National Building Museum. Similar to many experiences we've had in the past year, I was not prepared for this. There was a hundred plus person line to buy tickets and then another hundred plus person line to get into the Beach. Luckily, a nice employee mentioned we could buy tickets on our phone and go to the advance ticket counter, which had no line. We got tickets within 5 minutes and Mark and Mason toured the other exhibits while I waited 45 minutes on the Beach line.

Finally we got in!

The Beach was basically a massive ball pit with loungers, umbrellas and even a Popsicle stand! What I found most surprising was the number of people who were there without kids. I was thinking this would be a family activity but there were lots of adults lounging and playing in the ball pit!

This was a little pricey at $16/adult but at least Mason was free.