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Georgetown
Tudor Place offers unique and intimate settings perfect for special occasions.
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.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Virginia
Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.
Downtown
First major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
Brookland
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
Discovery Theater
Smithsonian Castle
Home to the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, the National Archives holds more than 15 billion records.
Plan your Smithsonian visit
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
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story
Watch stunning IMAX films on six-story screens and planetarium shows on a 77 ft. digital dome theater.
