"There is a great photography exhibit that spans decades worth of memorable news-leading images. (Remember the image of the single student in front of the tank in Tianamen Square? Or the photos from Kent State? And John Kennedy Jr. saluting at his dad's funeral? Imagine hundreds of images as powerful in one exhibit). The museum features notable items from newsmaking events, like the bombed out car that was driven by an unwelcome reporter in the middle east; part of Ted Kaczynski's cabin where he wrote the Unabomber manifesto; tapes from reporters who were kicked out of courtrooms, etc.

"While I haven't tried it, there is also a section where you can pretend to be a news reporter, reporting live from a scene. You can play an interactive game where you have to make the editorial decisions for a newspaper. And there's a hug wall map that shows which countries around the world respect free speech and freedom of the press, and which don't. And, if you get tired and hungry from viewing all these fantastic exhibits, you can grab a way-above-average museum nosh downstairs, where the Cafe is catered by Wolfgang Puck. So, yeah, in a word? Super cool."