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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
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
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.
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
National Mall
Home to the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, the National Archives holds more than 15 billion records.
A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story
Encounter superb works of modern art in an intimate setting at The Phillips Collection, an internationally recognized museum in Washington's vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood.
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
The oldest museum of modern and contemporary Latin American and Caribbean art in the United States
Woodley Park
Enjoy thousands of exotic animals
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Smithsonian American Art Museum