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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.
Virginia
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
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
The National Building Museum is America's leading cultural institution devoted to the history and impact of the built environment.
National Environmental Museum and Education Center
National Gallery of Art: Of the nation and for all the people.
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.
Find Inspiration at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum
A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story
Devoted to the collection, exhibition, conservation and study of the arts of Africa
Foggy Bottom
The first museum dedicated to telling the story of American diplomacy.
