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Virginia
Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.
Downtown
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
Brookland
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
First major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of American History
Georgetown
The oldest house on its original foundation in Washington, DC.
Foggy Bottom
The first museum dedicated to telling the story of American diplomacy.
Home to the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, the National Archives holds more than 15 billion records.
The largest Roman Catholic church in the United States and North America, and is one of the ten largest churches in the world.
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Upper Northwest
One of the premier art collector's museums in the United States
The National Museum of the United States Army
