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Brookland
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Virginia
Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
Downtown
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
First major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
National Environmental Museum and Education Center
National Museum of Natural History
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.
Devoted to the collection, exhibition, conservation and study of the arts of Africa
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
The largest Roman Catholic church in the United States and North America, and is one of the ten largest churches in the world.
Smithsonian Associates—the largest museum-based education program in the world—produces vibrant educational and cultural programming that brings the Smithsonian to life
The 2020 Smithsonian Folklife Festival presentation on the National Mall in Washington, D
