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Virginia
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.
Brookland
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Dupont Circle
Dine intimately in the presidential Dining Room, enjoy cocktails throughout the main museum rooms or relax and unwind in the tranquil period garden.
Downtown
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Sixth & I is a center for arts, entertainment, ideas, and Jewish life in Washington, DC.
National Museum of American History
Upper Northwest
One of the premier art collector's museums in the United States
Plan your Smithsonian visit
Located between 14th St. and Raoul Wallenberg Pl., SW (formerly 15th St
Devoted to the collection, exhibition, conservation and study of the arts of Africa
Home to the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, the National Archives holds more than 15 billion records.
The National Portrait Gallery gives visitors a chance to meet fascinating Americans from more than 225 years of history in its halls
