EIF - ENewsletter - July 2019

Washington D.C.: City of Museums

Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas are crammed full of museums and monuments. Washington is one of the most visited cities in the world, with an annual tourist count upwards of 20 million. Besides having the longest museum name, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American Art History and Culture is one of the most important destinations for African Americans tourists, as well as others. According to the official Washington.org website, it is the only national museum solely dedicated to the documentation of African American life, history and culture. Below is a short list of museums in the district.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American Art History and Culture
1400 Constitution Ave
NW Washington, DC 20001

Museum of the Bible
400 4th St. SW
Washington, DC 20024

National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum
600 Dulany St.
Alexandria, VA 22314

National Geographic Museum
1145 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036

National Law Enforcement Museum
444 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

Old Korean Legation Museum
1500 13th St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

National Building Museum
401 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

National Museum of Natural History
Constitution Ave. at 10th St. NW
Washington, DC 20013

National Museum of the Marine Corps
18900 Richmond Hwy.
Triangle, VA 22172

National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20560

National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & G St. NW
Washington, DC 20004

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW
Washington, DC 20024-2150

Chinese American Museum
1218 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036

National Building Museum
401 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

National Museum of the United States Army
1775 Liberty Dr.
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

National Air and Space Museum
6th St. & Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20013

International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Washington, DC 20024

National Museum of the American Indian
4th St. & Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20560



*Washington D.C.: City of Museums* Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas are crammed full of museums and monuments. Washington is one of the most visited cities in the world, with an annual tourist count upwards of 20 million. Besides having the longest museum name, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American Art History and Culture is one of the most important destinations for African Americans tourists, as well as others. According to the official Washington.org website, it is the only national museum solely dedicated to the documentation of African American life, history and culture. Below is a short list of museums in the district. Smithsonian National Museum of African American Art History and Culture 1400 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 Museum of the Bible 400 4th St. SW Washington, DC 20024 National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum 600 Dulany St. Alexandria, VA 22314 National Geographic Museum 1145 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20036 National Law Enforcement Museum 444 E St. NW Washington, DC 20001 Old Korean Legation Museum 1500 13th St. NW Washington, DC 20005 National Building Museum 401 F St. NW Washington, DC 20001 National Museum of Natural History Constitution Ave. at 10th St. NW Washington, DC 20013 National Museum of the Marine Corps 18900 Richmond Hwy. Triangle, VA 22172 National Museum of African Art 950 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20560 National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20005 Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G St. NW Washington, DC 20004 Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20006 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW Washington, DC 20024-2150 Chinese American Museum 1218 16th St. NW Washington, DC 20036 National Building Museum 401 F St. NW Washington, DC 20001 National Museum of the United States Army 1775 Liberty Dr. Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 National Air and Space Museum 6th St. & Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20013 International Spy Museum 700 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 20024 National Museum of the American Indian 4th St. & Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20560

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