DC features world-class museums, monuments, parks, and public spaces. And many, many of them are free – absolutely free! -- ranging from all the museums of the Smithsonian Institution to the C&O Canal. This section provides you with a guide to getting the most out of the capitol without opening your wallet.
Free in Washington DC
- National Air and Space Museum
- The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is a goldmine for aviation enthusiasts, maintaining the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world.
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- National Arboretum
- Many of the best-loved shrubs and trees in America were developed at the nation's premier horticultural research facility the National Arboretum.
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- National Archives
- Democracy starts here. That is the motto of the National Archives, created in 1934 to house the country’s most important historic documents and to centralize federal record keeping.
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- National Gallery of Art
- The National Gallery of Art is comprised of two structures connected by an underground concourse.
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- National Museum of African Art
- The National Museum of African Art was established in 1964 and became part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1979.
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- National Museum of American History
- The National Museum of American History has become an important chronicler of the history of science and technology and its effects on the growth of American culture and society.
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