Washington DC
Attractions in Washington DC
Museums, Galleries, Libraries ...
National Gallery of Art.
Serves the
United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting,
exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art, at the
highest possible museum and scholarly standards.
http://www.nga.gov/
National Air & Space Museum.
The Museum,
part of the Smithsonian Institution, maintains the largest
collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
National Museum of Natural History.
The Museum,
part of the Smithsonian Institution, is dedicated to inspiring
curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its
unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions, and education outreach
programs.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
National Portrait Gallery.
The Gallery
presents the wonderful diversity of individuals who have left–and
are leaving–their mark on our country and our culture.
http://www.npg.si.edu/
National Museum of American History.
The Museum, part of
the Smithsonian Institution, takes care of more than three million
objects that preserve the memories and experiences of the American
people.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/
National Zoological Park.
The Nation’s Zoo, providing leadership in animal care, science, education, and sustainability.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/
Folger Shakespeare Library.
Home to the world’s
largest and finest collection of Shakespeare materials and to major
collections of other rare Renaissance books, manuscripts, and works of
art.
http://www.folger.edu/
The Library of Congress.
The nation's
oldest federal cultural institution, it is also the largest library in
the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles
of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and
other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million
photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 58 million manuscripts.
http://www.loc.gov/
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