There are a hundred reasons people (me) love the American History Smithsonian. Dorothy's Ruby Slippers. Julia Child's Kitchen. Original Muppets. First Lady dresses. All of which held NO interest to Max. No, we spent an hour looking at the General Motors-sponsored (thanks GM!) transportation exhibit. Max loved seeing all the cars, trucks, planes and boats. The ones that made noise were particularly wonderful to look at! He kept squatting down for a better look. Checking out old-timey cars: