31 facilities, 9 of which we can watch for cancellations.

Anacostia Culture Museum research, exhibitions,and collections are shaped by Greater Washington DC communities.
You'll see millions of dollars being printed during a tour of the BEP. The tour features the various steps of currency production, beginning with large, blank…

Overview: The site preserves the final home of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who lived here from 1922 until his death in 1950.
The Interior Museum is closed until 2011 for renovations. Tucked away in a historic 1930s-era building, the U.S.

Overview Fort Dupont Park has three picnic areas that groups may reserve from spring to fall each year.

Overview: The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves the home and legacy of Frederick Douglass, a runaway slave, abolitionist, civil rights…

The Georgetown Visitor Center is located at mile 0.4 along the C&O Canal towpath in Washington, DC.

Conceived as the nation's museum of modern and contemporary art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has as its genesis a passion for collecting and for…

Discover the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Ever wondered what supports the Lincoln Memorial?

The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world.

Overview: The National Archives Museum depicts our astounding national mosaic and tells the stories of the American journey to young and old, scholars and…

The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, the New Deal, the…

As a leading center for the visual arts of Africa, the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) fosters and sustains--through exhibitions, collections, research,…

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's preeminent museum and research complex.

The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution.

On July 8, 1998, the leaders of the Smithsonian Institution and theLibrary of Congress joined with the Federal City Council's President,former Senate Majority…

Generations of remarkable Americans are kept in the company of their fellow citizens at the National Portrait Gallery.

The National Postal Museum, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is located in the old Post Office building next to Union Station in Washington, D.C.

The Nature Center is home to our Planetarium and nature exhibit area which features displays of plants and animals that can be found in the park.

Built circa 1765, Old Stone House is the oldest structure on its original foundation in Washington, DC.

Originally constructed in 1891, the building that now constitutes the Riggs Washington D.C. was the former site of the Washington Loan and Trust Company.

Overview Eight group picnic areas in Rock Creek Park are available for advance reservation from April 1 through November 30.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is America's first federal art collection, dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of American art.

The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection built in 1925 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 1989 was listed in the National Register of Historic…

The Morrison-Clark Inn, built in 1864 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 1989 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Overview: The Opening Ceremony of the Lighting of the National Christmas is a time-honored holiday tradition which includes the illumination of the National…

Overview: THE WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL - The White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that dates to 1878. Originally, young children in Washington, D.C.

The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC, built in 1901 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 2010 was listed in the National Register of…

The Visitor Center at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens is an ideal place to begin your visit. Restrooms are located here as well as orientation brochures.

Overview: The Washington Monument is closed until Spring 2019. The Washington Monument dominates the United States Capital skyline as a symbolic tribute to…
Visitors can explore an interactive touchscreen tour of the White House, view over 90 artifacts from the White House collection, shop at the White House…
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