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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.
Brookland
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Downtown
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.
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is Now Open!
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
DC Metro Area
Smithsonian Craft Show
Palisades
The Kreeger Museum is a DC art museum focused on Impressionism, early Modernism, and Contemporary sculpture.
A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story
Upper Northwest
One of the premier art collector's museums in the United States
Capitol Hill
The Capitol Visitor Center is the main entrance to the U.S. Capitol and is located below the East Front plaza of the Capitol between Constitution and Independence Avenues.
Plan your Smithsonian visit
More than a museum, the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream invites visitors to explore what’s possible through an interactive exhibition.
Devoted to the collection, exhibition, conservation and study of the arts of Africa