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National Museum of Natural History

4.6/5
(12.6K) · Museum in Washington, United States
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Established in 1910 and located on the National Mall, this prestigious museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, holds the world's most extensive …

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Apr 20, 2025
Was here around 1pm on Saturday Easter weekend and this place was packed. We lasted around an hour and couldn’t take it anymore. Has good things to look at and learn but it can just be too much when …Full review by Nicole B
Apr 19, 2025
As with most of the museums in DC this one is free and absolutely worth it. It was crowded today when we visited with our 11 and 5 year old boys but they each found things they were interested in and…Full review by victoriamccracken
Apr 19, 2025
This place is full of stuff ranging all over the range of possibilities. We went in Easter break - cos hat was the time we had to go, but its was so busy and crowded that I had to leave after an hour.Full review by David C
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Established in 1910, the National Museum of Natural History aims to inform people about the natural history of the earth through its exhibits…
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If you're a nature lover and wish to delve into the fascinating story of our planet, from its fiery beginnings through billions of years of transfo…
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Facts

Established:1910
Located:National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States
Visitors:4,400,000 (2023)
Director:Kirk Johnson
Type:Natural history museum

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What is the distance from the U.S. National Archives Museum to the Smithsonian Air and Space museum
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It's about a five- to ten-minute walk.
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We possibly may have luggage (small suitcase) with us as we would like to do this before we leave DC. Is this not …
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We possibly may have luggage (small suitcase) with us as we would like to do this before we leave DC. Is this not allowed in the museum/is there anywhere I could store the luggage?
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I carried a standard size backpack with no issue, they should have the info on their website about what you can bring in. We checked out of our hotel and checked our luggage with …
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I carried a standard size backpack with no issue, they should have the info on their website about what you can bring in. We checked out of our hotel and checked our luggage with hotel till our car picked us up. We were able to spend about 4 more hours of sighting seeing this way. Awesome museum! Enjoy D.C.
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I was wondering how far of distance is it to the National Geographic museum, the holocaust museum and the …
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I was wondering how far of distance is it to the National Geographic museum, the holocaust museum and the Natural History museum. Is there parking (even if it cost money) to where I can park at one museum and walk to the other museums or are they far distances from each other. Advice please?
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We were able to walk to all three with out a problem(4 adults). Didn’t have a car so can’t advise on parking.
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