National Museum of Natural History

Hours:
  • 10:30am-5:30pm (open until 8 pm in the summer)
  • Closed Christmas Day
Location:

10th St NW & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

Closest Metro:

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Price:
Free

Phone number:
(202)633-1000

  • Established in 1910.
  • The museum’s collection totals over 125 million specimens.
  • It is the second most popular of the Smithsonian museums
  • The supposedly cursed Hope Diamond is housed here.
  • There is also an insect zoo with live insects
  • There is a magnificent hall of mammals and hall of dinosaurs

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Smithsonian rocks!

Submitted by Matt (not verified) on Tue, 02/06/2007 - 11:44am.

My kids really enjoyed seeing the dinosaur skeletons. Absolutely amazing and worth the trip.

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