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 and 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

Theater

• Arena Stage
• Ford's Theatre
• The Kennedy Center
• National Theatre
• Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Warner Theatre