President, First Lady Wax Figures Tour D.C.

January 17, 2013 5:07 PM

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Madame Tussauds, Michelle Obama, wax figures

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: Wax figures of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at Madame Tussauds during Madame Tussauds DC Presidential Wax Figures Bus Tour on January 17, 2013 in Washington, United States. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

Credit: Kris Connor/Getty Images

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — The president and first lady were seen smiling as they road on an open-top tour bus through D.C. on Thursday morning, causing people on the street to do double-takes.

No, it wasn’t the real Barack and Michelle Obama, but the wax figures that depicted them were realistic enough to fool some onlookers.

The re-styled wax figures arrived at Madame Tussauds in Northwest D.C. on Thursday after departing Union Station earlier in the morning.

As the wax-made Obamas were helped off the bus, at the corner of 10th and F streets, they were greeted by former presidential couples Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy.