Official guide to the Smithsonian

Welcome to the Smithsonian

Visiting the Smithsonian in Washington, DC

Especially for children

About the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Museums on or near the National Mall: National Air and Space Museum ; National Museum of Natural History ; National Museum of American History ; National Museum of African American History and Culture ; National Museum of the American Indian ; Freer Gallery of Art ; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery ; National Museum of African Art ; Arts and Industries Building ; Hirshhorn Museum and Scupture Garden ; National Postal Museum ; National Portrait Gallery ; Smithsonian American Art Museum ; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, DC, Metro Area: Anacostia Community Museum ; National Zoo ; Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (see National Air and Space Museum)

In New York City: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum ; George Gustav Heye Center (see National Museum of the American Indian)

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