盖茨家族是出名的冒险家家族。本(尼古拉斯•凯奇 Nicolas Cage 饰)小时候就获悉了他们家族的一个惊天秘密:美国开国时埋藏国家财富的地点就藏在《独立宣言》中。尽管父亲不想盖茨家族在纠缠于国家宝藏,但本还是与电脑高手雷利(贾斯汀•巴萨 Justin Bartha 饰)一起开始了寻宝行动。本的寻宝计划很快陷入了僵局。与此同时,英国富豪伊恩(肖恩•宾 Sean Bean 饰)也盯上了这个宝藏,他派人潜入了美国国家图书找寻《独立宣言》中宝藏的秘密并密谋对付本。图书馆的艾比嘉尔博士(戴安•克鲁格 Diane Kruger 饰)获悉了伊恩的险恶用心后,决心帮助本找到国家宝藏……
冒险家本·盖茨是次要挑战更艰难的探险寻宝之旅。美国第16任总统亚伯拉罕· 林肯之死一直是美国历史上的一宗悬案,据调查,凶手约翰·沃克斯·布斯实际是受人唆使犯下惊天命案。盖茨参加一次公开演讲,台下的一位叫米奇·威尔金森的男子宣称,盖茨的祖父与林肯之死有千丝万缕的联系。于是盖茨开始调查约翰·布斯相关的线索,发现一本叫“国家密宗”的书,是解答一切问题的关键。但国家密宗只有美国总统本人知道其所在,为了探寻真相,盖茨不惜铤而走险,绑架总统。
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington D.C., on January 18, 2009.
The United States Navy Band, conducted by Lieutenant Charles Brendler, performs naval and patriotic numbers on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Explore some of the best-loved structures in the United States with this tour of D.C.'s monuments. The program goes behind the famous façades to tell the stories of how these structures came into existence and their importance to the country. It features everything from the Washington Monument and Arlington National Cemetery's eternal flame to war memorials and the monuments erected as tributes to America's founding fathers.