Museums38.8894° N, 77.0028° W
Washington, DC
The Folger's Tudor-inspired reading spaces sit above one of the world's great Shakespeare collections; some areas require tours, programs, or researcher access.
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Suggest a stopSmall, specific collections run by people who care far too much.
- Museums38.9215° N, 77.0670° W
Washington, DC
A moth taped into a 1947 computer log became one of computing history's most famous 'bugs'; the original log is a Smithsonian collection object and may not always be on display.
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- Museums38.9221° N, 76.9975° W
Washington, DC
A movie-theater display celebrates fictional U.S. presidents from film and television rather than the real occupants of the White House.
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- Museums38.8839° N, 77.0255° W
Washington, DC
A museum built around real espionage tradecraft, disguises, surveillance devices, covert operations, and intelligence history.
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- Museums38.8912° N, 77.0260° W
Washington, DC
The preserved remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, are held by the Smithsonian and have been displayed as a stark extinction artifact; verify current display status.
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- Museums38.8930° N, 77.0477° W
Washington, DC
The Academy's historic building combines scientific symbolism, murals, and architectural details, with the Einstein Memorial immediately outside.
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- Museums38.9120° N, 76.9687° W
Washington, DC
The National Arboretum houses a museum-sized collection of miniature trees, including historically significant bonsai and penjing specimens.
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- Museums38.8981° N, 77.0225° W
Washington, DC
Smithsonian collections preserve the strange miniature working models once submitted by inventors seeking U.S. patents.
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- Museums38.8981° N, 77.0082° W
Washington, DC
The taxidermied mascot of the Railway Mail Service traveled vast distances with postal workers and is now preserved at the National Postal Museum.
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- Museums38.8991° N, 77.0413° W
Washington, DC
The Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery specializes in American craft and often fills its historic building with immersive and unconventional installations.
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- Museums38.8881° N, 77.0199° W
Washington, DC
The original filming model of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek is preserved by the Smithsonian as a major artifact of television and science-fiction history.
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