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National Air and Space Museum The
20th century’s love affair with flight, from its intrepid beginnings to
the mastery of space travel, is explored in this wonderful museum .
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of American History Mixing
the “America’s Attic” approach with fine contemporary interpretive
exhibits, the museum offers a fascinating look at America’s past. National Museum of Natural History Must-see exhibits abound here: the Dinosaur Hall with its 87-ft (27-m) Diplodocus longus; skeletal remains; the Hope diamond; the Insect Zoo; O. Orkin IMAX® theater ; and a stunning mammal exhibit.
Dinosaur Hall, National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of the American Indian The
Smithsonian’s huge collection of material and artifacts related to
Native American art, history, culture, and language moved into its first
permanent home in Washington in 2004. Items displayed include North
American carvings, quilled hides, feathered bonnets, pottery, and
contemporary prints and paintings, as well as objects from Mexico, the
Caribbean, and Central and South America . United States Holocaust Memorial Museum An
ingeniously symbolic building houses documents depicting the Holocaust
in Europe before and during World War II, grimly detailing the
surveillance and the loss of individual rights faced by Jews, political
objectors, gypsies, homosexuals, and the handicapped. Moving eyewitness
accounts, photographs, and artifacts tell the story, from “Nazi
Assault,” to “Last Chapter” .
Personal artifacts, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
National Postal Museum Mail
and fun don’t naturally go together, but at this wonderfully conceived
museum, they do. The little Pony Express saddlebags, the tunnel-like
construction representing the desolate roads faced by the earliest mail
carriers, and the mail-sorting railroad car entertain and inform
visitors . International Spy Museum This
fascinating museum explores the role that spies have played in world
events throughout history. The exhibitions tell the stories of
individuals, reveal their missions and techniques, and display their
equipment. National Archives The
Rotunda of the National Archives has recently been reorganized, but
still proudly displays the foundation documents of American independence
and government: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of
the United States, and the Bill of Rights. The museum features exciting
interactive activities in the Public Vaults .
Bill of Rights, National Archives
Dumbarton Oaks The
collections of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art Dumbarton Oaks are among
the most important in the world. The elegant Federal-style house was
the site of the 1944 meetings that led to the founding of the United
Nations .
Dumbarton Oaks
Textile Museum Founded
in 1925, the Textile Museum is one of the world’s foremost specialized
museums. It holds over 17,000 objects, spanning 5,000 years, and one of
the finest collections of Pre-Columbian, Peruvian, Islamic, and Coptic
textiles and Oriental carpets.
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