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Museums & History
African American Civil War Memorial is one of Museums & History.

1. African American Civil War Memorial

1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Memorial Site · U-Street · 10 tips and reviews
Jewish Museum of Maryland is one of Museums & History.

2. Jewish Museum of Maryland

7.8
15 Lloyd St, Baltimore, MD
Museum · Southeastern Baltimore · 7 tips and reviews
Greenbelt Museum is one of Museums & History.

3. Greenbelt Museum

10 Crescent Rd Unit B, Greenbelt, MD
Museum · 2 tips and reviews
Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center is one of Museums & History.

4. Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center

8.4
13480 Dowell Road, Solomons, MD
Art Gallery · 6 tips and reviews
Banneker-Douglass Museum is one of Museums & History.

5. Banneker-Douglass Museum

7.5
84 Franklin St, Annapolis, MD
Museum · 4 tips and reviews
Lavale Toll House is one of Museums & History.

6. Lavale Toll House

14302 National Highway, Lavale, MD
Historic and Protected Site · 2 tips and reviews
Baltimore Streetcar Museum is one of Museums & History.

7. Baltimore Streetcar Museum

7.3
1905 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD
History Museum · Remington · 4 tips and reviews
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center is one of Museums & History.

8. Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

9.4
1195 Baltimore Pike (btwn Middle St & Route 15), Gettysburg, PA
History Museum · 61 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of Museums & History.

9. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
Quincy Market is one of Museums & History.

10. Quincy Market

8.8
1 Faneuil Hall Sq (btwn Clinton & Chatham), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 326 tips and reviews
Omni Parker House is one of Museums & History.

11. Omni Parker House

7.7
60 School St, Boston, MA
Hotel · Downtown Boston · 130 tips and reviews
Winthrop Building is one of Museums & History.

12. Winthrop Building

7 Water St (at Washington St), Boston, MA
Structure · Downtown Boston · 2 tips and reviews
Boston Public Library is one of Museums & History.

13. Boston Public Library

9.4
700 Boylston St (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Library · Back Bay East · 163 tips and reviews
The Fairmont Copley Plaza is one of Museums & History.

14. The Fairmont Copley Plaza

8.6
138 Saint James Ave (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Hotel · Prudential - St. Botolph · 48 tips and reviews
AT&T is one of Museums & History.

15. AT&T

5.3
699 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Mobile Phone Store · Back Bay East · 7 tips and reviews
King's Chapel is one of Museums & History.

16. King's Chapel

58 Tremont St (at School St.), Boston, MA
Church · Downtown Boston · 14 tips and reviews
Park Street Church is one of Museums & History.

17. Park Street Church

1 Park St (at Tremont St), Boston, MA
Church · Beacon Hill · 10 tips and reviews
Washington Monument is one of Museums & History.

18. Washington Monument

7.9
699 Washington Pl (at Mt Vernon Pl), Baltimore, MD
Historic and Protected Site · Mount Vernon · 44 tips and reviews
Maryvale Castle is one of Museums & History.

19. Maryvale Castle

11300 Falls Rd, Brooklandville, MD
Event Space · 2 tips and reviews
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum is one of Museums & History.

20. Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

7.5
216 Emory St (at Dover St), Baltimore, MD
Museum · Ridgely's Delight · 14 tips and reviews
Admiral Fell Inn, An Ascend Hotel Collection Member is one of Museums & History.

21. Admiral Fell Inn, An Ascend Hotel Collection Member

6.7
888 S Broadway (at Thames St), Baltimore, MD
Hotel · Fells Point · 13 tips and reviews
Betsy Ross House is one of Museums & History.

22. Betsy Ross House

8.0
239 Arch St (btwn Bread St & 3rd St), Philadelphia, PA
Historic and Protected Site · Center City East · 51 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first American flag, is believed to have worked and resided in this house, built around 1740, from 1773 to 1885.

23. Washington National Cathedral

9.1
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Massachusetts Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Church · Woodley Park · 80 tips and reviews

NASANASA: Did you know that one of the windows contains a moon rock? There is a tiny piece of the moon embedded in the 'Space Window,' delivered there personally by the astronauts who brought it back. Read more.

Harvard Museum of Natural History is one of Museums & History.

24. Harvard Museum of Natural History

8.7
26 Oxford St (btwn Everett & Kirkland Sts.), Cambridge, MA
Science Museum · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 62 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the public face of 3 research museums, including the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University Herbaria, & the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.