National History. Local Treasures. International Flair.
The nation’s capital will amaze and inspire you. Enjoy its world-renowned Smithsonian museums, pristine monuments and exceptional theater and dance troupes. This global destination also offers cultural events and dining from around the world.
Museums
Smithsonian Institution Museums
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
- National Air & Space Museum
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Postal Museum
- National Zoological Park
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery
- Art & Industries Building
Other Museums
- Bureau of Engraving & Printing
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- International Spy Museum
- Madame Tussauds
- Marian Koshland Science Museum
- National Archives
- National Building Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- National Geographic Society – Museum at Explorers Hall
- National Museum of Crime and Punishment
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Newseum
- Textile Museum
- Woodrow Wilson Center
- U.S. Botanic Garden
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Memorials and Monuments
- African American Civil War Memorial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- FDR Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Marine Corps Memorial – Iwo Jima Statue
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- World War II Memorial