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Summary: The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art is a collection of Asian art, with works from a broad range of Asian cultures and times. Learn about the history of the museum and view exceptional objects from the museum's permanent collection and special exhibitions.
Address: 1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian- Mall exit (Blue, Orange Lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10am to 5:30pm, closed Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202.633.4880 or visit Asia.si.edu

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Summary: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the Smithsonian's museum of international modern and contemporary art, with over 60 works of art in the outdoor sculpture garden.
Address: Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW
Closest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange lines, and Yellow, Green lines). Use the Smithsonian Museums exit to Maryland Avenue and Seventh Street SW
Availability: Museum:10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Plaza:7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sculpture Garden:7:30 a.m.–dusk. Closed Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202-633-4674 or visit hirshhorn.si.edu
 
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National Air and Space Museum

Summary: The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.
Address: Independence Ave at 4th Street, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian- Mall exit (Blue, Orange Lines) or L'Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange and Yellow, Green lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202.633.1000 or visit si.edu/visit

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Summary: The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall. The building opened in December, 2003, and provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall. The two sites together showcase the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world.
Address: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway Chantilly, Virginia 20151
Closest Metro Stop: Located near Dulles Airport, Shuttles are available from Vienna- Fairfax (Orange line)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202.633.1000 or visit Si.edu/visit

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National Museum of African Art

Summary: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity.
Address: 950 Independence Avenue, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian- Mall exit (Blue, Orange Lines) or L'Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange and Yellow, Green lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202.633.4600 or visit Africa.si.edu

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National Museum of American History

Summary: The National Museum of American History collects artifacts of all kinds—from gowns to locomotives—to preserve for the American people an enduring record of their past. The Museum has more than 3 million artifacts in its collection.
Address: On the National Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian- Mall exit (Blue, Orange Lines) or Federal Triangle (Blue, Orange lines)
Availability:  The Museum is open every day except December 25.  Hours are 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202.633.4600 or visit Americanhistory.si.edu

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National Museum of the American Indian

Summary: The National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to preserving the understanding and knowledge of the culture and history of the Native Americans of the Western Hemisphere, past, present, and future through partnerships with the native people. The museum works to preserve the continuance of culture, traditional values, and the transition to contemporary, modern life.
Address: On 4th St. and Independence Ave., S.W
Closest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza (Blue, Orange Lines and Yellow, Green Lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202-633-1000 or visit Nmai.si.edu

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National Museum of Natural History

Summary: The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.
Address: The museum is located at 10th Street & Constitution Ave. NW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian- Mall exit (Blue, Orange Lines)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call (202) 633-1000 or visit Mnh.si.edu

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National Portrait Gallery

Summary: The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the stories of America through the individuals who have shaped U.S. culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists who speak American history
Address: The museum is located at Eighth and F Streets, NW
Closest Metro Stop: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Green, Yellow Lines and Red Line)
Availability: Open daily from 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call (202) 633-8300 or visit Npg.si.edu

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National Postal Museum

Summary: The National Postal Museum, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is located in the old Post Office building next to Union Station in Washington, D.C. The Museum was created by an agreement between the Smithsonian Institution and the United States Postal Service in 1990 and opened to the public in 1993.
Address: 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Closest Metro Stop: Union Station (Red Line)
Availability: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m except when closed on Christmas Day and during exhibition installation
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call (202) 633-5555 or visit Postalmuseum.si.edu

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National Zoo

Summary: It is a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek National Park in the heart of Washington, D.C. You can visit the Zoo to see 2,000 individual animals of 400 different species.
Address: 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Closest Metro Stop: Adams Morgan/ Woodley Park/ Zoo (Red Line) or Cleveland Park (Red Line)
Availability: Open daily from 6:00am to 8:00pm and 6:00am to 6:00pm in the winter except when closed on Christmas Day
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call (202) 633-5555 or visit Nationalzoo.si.edu

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Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Summary: The museum, now part of the Donald W. Reynolds Center, presents an exciting array of special exhibitions of art and free public programs.
Address: 8^th and F streets NW
Closest Metro Stop: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Green, Yellow Lines and Red Line)
Availability: Open daily from 6:00am to 8:00pm and 6:00am to 6:00pm in the winter except when closed on Christmas Day
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call (202) 633-5555 or visit Americanart.si.edu

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Smithsonian Institution Building

Summary: The Smithsonian's first building, popularly known as the Castle, houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center.
Address: 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW
Closest Metro Stop: Smithsonian- Mall exit (Blue, Orange Lines)
Availability: Open daily from 8:30am to 5:30pm except when closed on Christmas Day
Costs: Free
Notes: For information call 202.633.1000 or visit si.edu/visit

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For more information and a complete list of Smithsonian Museums and Sites visit Si.edu/museums/