Best Museums in Washington, D.C.
38 museums in Washington, D.C., drawn from 23 community-curated travel guides — including 23 YouTube videos. Most visitors recommend going weekday mornings.
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National Air and Space Museum
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of Natural History
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Dumbarton Oaks
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National Museum of American History
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National Archives Museum
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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Mount Vernon
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National Museum of the American Indian
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Old Stone House
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Tudor Place Historic House & Garden
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National Portrait Gallery
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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International Spy Museum
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National Building Museum
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The Phillips Collection
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Smithsonian Museums
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White House Visitor Center
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Planet Word
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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National Children’s Museum
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George Washington's Mount Vernon
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national museum of African-American history and culture
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National Archives
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Museums
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Tudor Place
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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Dumbarton House Museum
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Glenstone
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
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Smithsonian Institution
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Abraham Lincoln Museum
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Hirshhorn Museum
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National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Peirce Mill
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National Postal Museum
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