If you have your lanyard you get a free lunch for the tour guide!!

They've take. Out the Starbucks by the skating rink and moved it down to the subway entrance. The benches outside by the skating rink are gone. The open seating is gone. There are a few table past the top of the rock gift shop toward the subway. There are groups everywhere sitting on the floor and stairs, including my group.

Lectures are 10:30, 12:30, 1:30 until they get more staff

Smithsonian castle is goi g to be closed for 5 year renovation