The Smithsonian American Art Museum recently unveiled its newest exhibit, “American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times,” a fascinating photo gallery that explores and celebrates the...
The Smithsonian Institute’s much-anticipated National Museum of African American History and Culture opened to the public Saturday following a three-day grand opening festival featuring performances,...
Behind the Washington Monument lies a 400,000-square-foot, three-tiered crown — an architectural representation of hands lifted in prayer. Flanked by its Smithsonian Institute counterparts yet standing...
Spending your summer in Washington, D.C., affords you the opportunity to explore neighborhoods beyond M Street and Wisconsin Avenue — simply taking a walk through the city’s other vibrant districts...
Take advantage of the cultural hub that D.C. is by checking out the summer’s most interesting exhibits.
Seasonal Landscapes in Japanese Screens
Freer Gallery of Art
1050 Independence Ave. SW
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Eating Around Town
Any fun day spent in a big city includes indulging in the area’s available food, and Washington has great choices for the conscious spender.
District Taco
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Various...
In a dark era of national history, the U.S. government placed West Coast residents of Japanese descent into internment camps during World War II, simply because of their heritage. This chapter of World...
The Lincoln Gallery instantly invites visitors with its beautiful granite floor, concave ceilings letting in natural light and elegant views of the Courtyard Cafe located in the middle of the museum. However,...
The Smithsonian Institution will renovate museums and gardens on the South Mall campus to improve infrastructure, visitor services and accessibility in a multiyear project that will begin in 2016, the...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently launched an online project to transcribe thousands of certified currency proofs from Washington, D.C., from 1863 to 1935.
The Smithsonian...
In a world plagued by a constant onslaught of information and social media activity, it is hard to stand still.
Stillness, in fact, triggers boredom, which recent studies show is a more uncomfortable...
Fossil fanatics and dinosaur devotees in Washington, D.C., will have to go elsewhere for their prehistoric proclivities when the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History closes its popular “Dinosaur...
