back side of the declaration of independence. and so he has to deal the declaration of independence. not just because he wants the treasure map written in invisible ink on the other side. not just because of that. but because the bad guys have followed the same set of clues that he followed. they have figured out the same secret as him and the bad guys are going to steal the declaration of independence for bad reasons so the good guy has to steal it before they can get to it. that s the plot. at least i think that s the basic plot. there is something about freemasons and pyramids, too. i don t know. probably other parts i missed. honestly, in a movie like this, it doesn t really matter what you miss. trust me, you ll be fine. don t you get it, ben? the treasure is a myth. i refuse to believe that. what he thought was the final clue. 108 years of searching and i m three feet of away. the declaration of independence. you think there is a treasure map on the back of a
maybe you think of beauty shots like this. maybe you had a family field trip to washington, d.c., and you have seen that building some day. just as likely you think about that nicholas cage movie, where he stole the declaration of independence and used it as a bullet shield while running from the bad guys who were going to steal the treasure. there is a big national archives facility in washington. it s recognizable from the outside. also from the inside. it s got the famous rotunda and the public vaults and big national archives museum. but that s not the only place the national archives is. there are major facilities in seattle and st. louis and fort worth, texas, and kansas city and new york city and riverside, california, and atlanta, broomfield, colorado. a whole bunch of other places as well. the archives maintains federal national federal records centers in cinematic nicholas cage action movie-worthy locations