National Museum of Natural History Washington DC

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Established in 1910 and located on the National Mall, this prestigious museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, holds the world's most extensive …

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Mar 12, 2025
An amazing experience! No entry ticket is required. There are tons of food trucks right outside before or during your visit. There were 3 gift shops. One was right outside the fossils/dinos exhibit.…Full review by Rebecca Y
Mar 7, 2025
When visiting WDC this is an excellent museum to visit. Good idea to preview and decide where you want to spend your time hereFull review by Gail P
Mar 6, 2025
Everything was stunning. Heat was a little high for my liking, however, I'm just a little sensitive to temperatures. Everything that was seen was stunning, and what others have to say about the Smith…Full review by withintheshadows
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Facts

Established:1910
Located:National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States
Visitors:4,400,000 (2023)
Director:Kirk Johnson
Type:Natural history museum

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What is the distance from the U.S. National Archives Museum to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum
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It's about a five- to ten-minute walk.
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We possibly may have luggage (small suitcase) with us as we would like to do this before we leave DC. Is this not …
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We possibly may have luggage (small suitcase) with us as we would like to do this before we leave DC. Is this not allowed in the museum/is there anywhere I could store the luggage?
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I carried a standard size backpack with no issue, they should have the info on their website about what you can bring in. We checked out of our hotel and checked our luggage with …
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I carried a standard size backpack with no issue, they should have the info on their website about what you can bring in. We checked out of our hotel and checked our luggage with hotel till our car picked us up. We were able to spend about 4 more hours of sighting seeing this way. Awesome museum! Enjoy D.C.
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I was wondering how far of distance is it to the National Geographic museum, the holocaust museum and the …
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I was wondering how far of distance is it to the National Geographic museum, the holocaust museum and the Natural History museum. Is there parking (even if it cost money) to where I can park at one museum and walk to the other museums or are they far distances from each other. Advice please?
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You can walk to the different museums, but it is a bit of a hike. In terms of parking, you can find street parking by the National Museum of Natural History, but there is a time limit on …
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You can walk to the different museums, but it is a bit of a hike. In terms of parking, you can find street parking by the National Museum of Natural History, but there is a time limit on how long you can keep your car there. I believe there may be a lot near the Holocaust Museum for a fee, but I am not sure of the cost.
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