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Downtown
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
First major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
Virginia
Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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.
Georgetown
Tudor Place offers unique and intimate settings perfect for special occasions.
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
The United States Navy Memorial
Foggy Bottom
The first museum dedicated to telling the story of American diplomacy.
National Mall
Smithsonian Castle
Anacostia
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves the last residence of Frederick Douglass (1818 -1895), one of the most prominent African American leaders of the 19th century
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The National Building Museum is America's leading cultural institution devoted to the history and impact of the built environment.
The museum takes visitors through 6,000 sq. ft. of artifacts, exhibits and images covering nearly 400 years of National Guard history in vivid detail.
Wesley Heights
The Kreeger Museum is a DC art museum focused on Impressionism, early Modernism, and Contemporary sculpture.
