All the facets of George Washington—the man, the general, the President, the legend—can be found at the Met, along with paintings and rooms that bring his times to life. What kind of living space did Alexander Hamilton work and play in? What was life like for black soldiers after the Civil War? How did the earliest settlers really live? How did children learn in rural 19th century America? What did the great families of the gilded age wear? When did people start eating in a ‘dining room’? From whaling ships to one room school houses, Christmas dinner lotteries, to Fifth Avenue homes, bustling 19th century Wall Street to peaceful Midwestern cider making festivals, we traverse American history. Walking through original interiors and dodging rough riders, we end up in the modern age pondering the wild ride and the many myths that have been American history.