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Museums of DC

Museums of DC

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Created by Emery Mathieson • Updated On: August 28, 2014
Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Museums of DC.

1. 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
National Air and Space Museum is one of Museums of DC.

2. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
Corcoran Gallery of Art is one of Museums of DC.

3. Corcoran Gallery of Art

500 17th St NW (at New York Ave. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Foggy Bottom · 33 tips and reviews
National Museum of American History is one of Museums of DC.

4. 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 Museums of DC.

5. 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
National Geographic Museum is one of Museums of DC.

6. National Geographic Museum

1145 17th St NW (at Sumner Row NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 49 tips and reviews
Newseum is one of Museums of DC.

7. Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 307 tips and reviews
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one of Museums of DC.

8. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

8.9
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 256 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) is one of Museums of DC.

9. 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 the American Indian is one of Museums of DC.

10. 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 Geographic Society is one of Museums of DC.

11. National Geographic Society

8.1
1145 17th St NW (at M St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 20 tips and reviews
Decatur House - National Center for White House History is one of Museums of DC.

12. Decatur House - National Center for White House History

7.8
748 Jackson Pl NW (enter at 1610 H St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 7 tips and reviews
Woodrow Wilson House is one of Museums of DC.

13. Woodrow Wilson House

8.2
2340 S St NW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Kalorama · 11 tips and reviews
National Archives and Records Administration is one of Museums of DC.

14. 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
National Building Museum is one of Museums of DC.

15. 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
National Portrait Gallery is one of Museums of DC.

16. 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
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of Museums of DC.

17. 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
National Gallery of Art - East Building is one of Museums of DC.

18. 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 is one of Museums of DC.

19. National Gallery of Art

9.5
6th St and Constitution Ave NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 155 tips and reviews
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is one of Museums of DC.

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 Museums of DC.

21. National Museum of African Art

9.0
950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 31 tips and reviews
International Spy Museum is one of Museums of DC.

22. International Spy Museum

800 F St NW (9th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Penn Quarter · 207 tips and reviews
Freer Gallery of Art is one of Museums of DC.

23. Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Ave SW (12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 37 tips and reviews
Smithsonian American Art Museum is one of Museums of DC.

24. 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
DEA Museum & Visitors Center is one of Museums of DC.

25. DEA Museum & Visitors Center

6.6
700 Army Navy Dr (S Hayes St), Arlington, VA
Museum · 2 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - West Building is one of Museums of DC.

26. 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 Museum of Crime & Punishment is one of Museums of DC.

27. National Museum of Crime & Punishment

575 7th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Penn Quarter · 58 tips and reviews
National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of Museums of DC.

28. 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
Renwick Gallery is one of Museums of DC.

29. Renwick Gallery

9.2
1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW (17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 79 tips and reviews
The Kreeger Museum is one of Museums of DC.

30. The Kreeger Museum

8.4
2401 Foxhall Rd NW, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Foxhall-Palisades · 10 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Institution National Postal Museum is one of Museums of DC.

31. 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
National Museum of Women in the Arts is one of Museums of DC.

32. 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
African American Civil War Museum is one of Museums of DC.

33. African American Civil War Museum

7.7
1925 Vermont Ave NW (btwn T St NW and U St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · U-Street · 6 tips and reviews
United States Botanic Garden is one of Museums of DC.

34. United States Botanic Garden

8.9
100 Maryland Ave SW (Independence Ave), Washington, D.C.
Botanical Garden · Southwest Washington · 111 tips and reviews