Museums
FreeHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
FreeSee modern and contemporary art in a drum-shaped Smithsonian museum on the National Mall, with a sunken sculpture garden beside it.
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is a museum in Washington, DC, part of the Washington DC guide. Cost: free. Open year-round; free timed-entry passes recommended.
600 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC · Washington, DC
Why you should go…
Home to the 1903 Wright Flyer, Apollo-era spacecraft, and a moon rock you can actually touch, this Smithsonian icon just emerged from a dazzling top-to-bottom renovation. It's the story of flight told at full scale, and like every Smithsonian museum, admission is free (grab a timed-entry pass online).
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