Natural History Museum 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 … See more

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Aug 24, 2024
This museum has plenty of information regarding the Natural Sciences, especially ecology, geology, technology and other fields. Full review by trip-radar
Aug 21, 2024
Outstanding. A place for everyone. We had all ages in our group. And loved the exhibits. I wish there were more hands on, but I fear that Covid has ruined this for the world. However the museums d… Full review by crw22crw22
Aug 17, 2024
It s a very beautiful museum.anyway with many interesting exhibits but I think the prehistorical di o skeletons are amazing. How must it have been to find one complete skeleton after another in Monta… Full review by robbertl124
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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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