1000 Constitution Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Musei di scienze · Northwest Washington · 427 consigli e recensioni
Fordcast Tour: The world's largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers and more than 140 affiliate museums around the world. Make sure to bring a camera!
1000 Jefferson Dr SW (btwn 9th & 12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Museo di storia · Southwest Washington · 86 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: The Smithsonian Institution was founded for the "increase and diffusion" of knowledge from a bequest to the United States by the British scientist James Smithson, who had never visited the US himself.
511 10th St NW (btwn F St NW & E St NW), Washington, D.C.
Teatro · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 72 consigli e recensioni
HISTORY: On the second floor of the Theater, you can see the boxseat where Abe Lincoln was sitting when he was killed. On the lower level the museum displays exhibits about Lincoln’s life and his tragic death.
Università · George Washington University · 16 consigli e recensioni
Presidential Libraries: Did you know Harry Truman and his daughter Margaret graduated on the same day from George Washington University? He received an LL.D. degree and she received a B.A. degree on May 29, 1946.
HISTORY: The museum opened on July 19, 2002 and is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events.
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museo · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 307 consigli e recensioni
C-SPAN: Newseum numbers: 250,000 sq. ft., 35,000 historic newspaper front pages, 15 theaters, 8 sections of the Berlin Wall (each is 3 tons), First Amendment tablet on Pennsylvania Ave. is 50 tons of marble.