Have we run out of best foot forward?

I have been to the nation’s capital city.

My efforts have been to see as many famous places as a day there will allow. My first visit was a real disappointment. We had hired a tour guide to shepherd us around, believing that we would see more if we didn’t have to worry about the traffic, a wise decision.

I recalled these visits when I went out to cut several tulips for the house. We were driving a...