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Created by Christian Tribastone • Updated On: September 1, 2014

Strictly speaking not all these locations are Smithsonian (i.e. The National Gallery, Museum of Health and Medicine) but I felt they are still National institutions relevant to this list.

Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

1. Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)

8.7
1000 Jefferson Dr SW (btwn 9th & 12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 86 tips and reviews
National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

2. National Museum of African American History and Culture

9.4
1400 Constitution Ave NW (btwn 12th & 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 149 tips and reviews
National Museum of American History is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

3. National Museum of American History

9.1
1400 Constitution Ave NW (at 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 357 tips and reviews
National Museum of Natural History is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

4. National Museum of Natural History

9.3
1000 Constitution Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 428 tips and reviews
Baird Auditorium is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

5. Baird Auditorium

Lenfant Plz SW (at National Museum of Natural History), Washington, D.C.
Event Space · Northwest Washington · No tips or reviews
Dinosaurs/Hall of Paleobiology Exhibit is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

6. Dinosaurs/Hall of Paleobiology Exhibit

8.6
Lenfant Plz SW (at National Museum of Natural History), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 6 tips and reviews
Sant Ocean Hall is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

7. Sant Ocean Hall

7.3
Lenfant Plz SW (at National Museum of Natural History), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 5 tips and reviews
Atrium Cafe - Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

8. Atrium Cafe - Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

4.8
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, United States (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · Northwest Washington · 23 tips and reviews
Insect Zoo at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

9. Insect Zoo at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

7.3
1145-1199 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 7 tips and reviews
Giant Leatherback Turtle is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

10. Giant Leatherback Turtle

Natural History Museum, Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 2 tips and reviews
Life in the Ancient Seas & Ice Age Mammals Exhibits is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

11. Life in the Ancient Seas & Ice Age Mammals Exhibits

7.0
Lenfant Plz SW (at National Museum of Natural History), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · No tips or reviews
The Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

12. The Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals

7.0
Lenfant Plz SW (at National Museum of Natural History), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 10 tips and reviews
National Museum of the American Indian is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

13. National Museum of the American Indian

8.1
950 Independence Ave SW (4th St. SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

14. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum Flight Simulator is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

15. National Air and Space Museum Flight Simulator

8.6
Lenfant Plz SW, Washington, D.C.
Exhibit · Southwest Washington · 27 tips and reviews
Smithsonian American Art Museum is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

16. Smithsonian American Art Museum

9.0
800 G St. NW (8th and F Streets, NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 86 tips and reviews
National Portrait Gallery is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

17. National Portrait Gallery

9.3
800 F St NW (at 8th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 183 tips and reviews

18. Anacostia Community Museum

8.5
1901 Fort Pl SE, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Southeast Washington · 5 tips and reviews
Freer Gallery of Art is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

19. Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Ave SW (12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 37 tips and reviews
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

20. Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

8.6
1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 18 tips and reviews
National Museum of African Art is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

21. National Museum of African Art

9.0
950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 31 tips and reviews
Arts and Industries Building is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

22. Arts and Industries Building

7.4
900 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, D.C.
Structure · Southwest Washington · 5 tips and reviews
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

23. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

8.9
700 Independence Ave SW (at 7th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 104 tips and reviews
Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

24. Smithsonian’s National Zoo

9.0
3001 Connecticut Ave NW (at Hawthorne St NW), Washington, D.C.
Zoo · National Zoological Park · 326 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Institution National Postal Museum is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

25. Smithsonian Institution National Postal Museum

8.7
2 Massachusetts Ave NE (North Capitol St NE), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · NoMa · 62 tips and reviews
Renwick Gallery is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

26. Renwick Gallery

9.2
1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW (17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 79 tips and reviews
Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

27. Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center

9.3
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy, Chantilly, VA
Museum · 201 tips and reviews
McDonald's is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

28. McDonald's

4.6
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy (in Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center), Chantilly, VA
Fast Food Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews
LAB at Smithsonian Museum Support Center is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

29. LAB at Smithsonian Museum Support Center

4210 Silver Hill Rd, Suitland, MD
Science Museum · Suitland-Silver Hill · 1 tip
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

30. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

9.3
2 E 91st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Carnegie Hill · 142 tips and reviews
National Museum of the American Indian is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

31. National Museum of the American Indian

7.5
1 Bowling Grn (btwn Broadway & State St), New York, NY
Museum · Financial District · 108 tips and reviews
Mitsitam Cafe is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

32. Mitsitam Cafe

6.7
950 Independence Ave SW (in National Museum of the American Indian), Washington, D.C.
New American Restaurant · Southwest Washington · 76 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - West Building is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

33. National Gallery of Art - West Building

9.3
Constitution Ave NW (at Madison Dr NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 118 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - East Building is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

34. National Gallery of Art - East Building

9.0
Constitution Ave NW (4th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 62 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

35. National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden

9.2
Constitution Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Northwest Washington · 93 tips and reviews
National Museum of Health and Medicine is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

36. National Museum of Health and Medicine

7.1
2500 Linden Ln (The Forest Glen Annex), Silver Spring, MD
History Museum · 15 tips and reviews
National Archives and Records Administration is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

37. National Archives and Records Administration

8.6
700 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Federal Triangle · 151 tips and reviews

38. Museum Conservation Institute

4210 Silver Hill Rd, Suitland, MD
Museum · Suitland-Silver Hill · No tips or reviews
Archives of American Art is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

39. Archives of American Art

750 9th St NW, Washington, D.C.
College Library · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · No tips or reviews
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

40. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

160 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA
Science Museum · West Cambridge · 1 tip
Capital Gallery Office Building is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

41. Capital Gallery Office Building

600 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Office · Southwest Employment Area · 6 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

42. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater, MD
College Science Building · 1 tip
Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

43. Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit

8.7
420 Seaway Dr (Museum Pointe Park), Ft. Pierce, FL
Aquarium · South Beach · 2 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute STRI is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

44. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute STRI

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Library · No tips or reviews
The Wilson Center is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

45. The Wilson Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza (1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Office · Federal Triangle · 6 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Libraries is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

46. Smithsonian Libraries

6.9
1000 Constitution Avenue, NW (10th Street), Washington, D.C.
Library · Northwest Washington · 4 tips and reviews
American History Library - Smithsonian Institution Libraries is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

47. American History Library - Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Lenfant Plz SW, Washington, D.C.
College Library · Northwest Washington · No tips or reviews
Smithsonian Institution Archives is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

48. Smithsonian Institution Archives

600 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
College Lab · Southwest Washington · No tips or reviews
National Museum of Women in the Arts is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

49. National Museum of Women in the Arts

8.6
1250 New York Ave NW (at 13th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 29 tips and reviews
National Building Museum is one of Smithsonian Institution +.

50. National Building Museum

8.1
401 F St NW (at 5th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 107 tips and reviews